If you have been arrested at Occupy Oakland, please read the following. The District Attorney has recently filed charges against some of the people arrested on December 12th and 30th. However, they have not notified people that these charges have been filed. This means that if you were arrested at any point during Occupy Oakland and your charges were not filed during an arraignment, there is still a possibility that the charges have now been filed and there is a warrant for your arrest. Therefore, if you have been arrested, you should call the District Attorney immediately to determine the status of your case. The DA’s number is: 510-268-7500. If you find out that charges have been filed, immediately call the National Lawyers Guild to discuss your legal options. Their number is: 415-285-1011.
Please note that the hotline is currently only being staffed after 5:00 pm. If you call the District Attorney and charges have not been filed, this does not necessarily mean that you are in the clear. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. The Story Behind "The Battle Of Oakland": Perspectives From Move-In Day (Video) The Battle of Oakland. Brandon jourdan. Cop Identified in Scott Olsen Incident? One of the most indelible images of the Occupy movement to date is that of Marine veteran Scott Olsen being carried away from a skirmish line of riot police at 14th Street and Broadway on October 25 in Oakland. Stunned and bleeding from an ugly gash on his forehead, the 24-year-old Wisconsin native had been struck in the head by an unknown projectile during the first salvo of tear gas, flash-bang grenades, and less-than-lethal munitions fired at hundreds of Occupy Oakland supporters facing off against Oakland police and several other Bay Area law enforcement agencies called in on mutual aid.
Video from the tear gas-soaked night of the 25th shows a prone Olsen lying in front of metal barricades and police in riot gear. As several protesters ran to Olsen's aid, someone from the cluster of police appears to lob a flash-bang grenade into the crowd gathered around the young veteran. The stun grenade explodes amid a cloud of tear gas and deafening noise, scattering Olsen's rescuers. OPD Used Violent Cops Against Occupy. On the morning of November 3, following the massive general strike in Oakland, police shot Occupy protester Scott Campbell with a beanbag round that left an ugly welt on his thigh. Campbell's only apparent offense was that he had decided to video-record a line of riot police at the north entrance of Frank Ogawa Plaza. Last week, news reports revealed that Oakland police had put two cops on administrative leave and were investigating their roles in the apparent unjustified shooting of Campbell.
But the Campbell incident was by no means isolated. Documents recently released by OPD, coupled with news reports of the Campbell shooting, indicate that the department appears to have systematically assigned cops with histories of using deadly force to deal with Occupy Oakland protests. Last week, Oakland Tribune reporter Thomas Peele identified Victor Garcia as the officer who fired a less-than-lethal beanbag round at Campbell. Oakland Cop Identified in Scott Olsen Incident? Christinakayp @ Ustream.TV - I will be at the protest as I can be. I will make facebook/twitter announcements when I am broadcasting.. Free .TV shows, LIV.