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BART officer, video at odds in Mehserle case

Jun. 4, 2009
The BART police officer who ordered the arrest of Oscar Grant on an Oakland train platform said Wednesday that Grant refused to put his hands behind his back before he was shot and killed by a second officer. But one of the videotapes of the killing, which...
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Gag order in place in BART shooting case

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A judge in California says a gag order will remain in place for lawyers handling the Bay Area Rapid Transit shooting death case.

Ex-cop charged in BART killing released

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Prosecutors say a former BART mass transit police officer accused of killing a man on New Year's Day has been released on a $3 million bond in Oakland, Calif.

Mayor calls for calm in Oakland, Calif.

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Oakland, Calif., Mayor Ron Dellums called for calm Friday following erroneous reports that the suspect in the shooting of an unarmed man had been freed on bail.

Police investigate BART police assault

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Officials say they'll investigate whether a transit officer in California hit a passenger minutes before the unarmed man was fatally shot by another officer.

BART officer pleads not guilty

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the death of an unarmed man at an Oakland, Calif., BART station.

BART shooting officer arrested in Nevada

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Former California transit officer Johannes Mehserle, accused of shooting an unarmed man in Oakland, is being held on a murder charge in Nevada, officials said.

Calif. AG to monitor BART shooting probe

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown says his office will monitor the investigation into the killing of an unarmed man by a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer.

BART apologizes for New Year's slaying

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The Bay Area Rapid Transit board has apologized for the New Year's Day death of an unarmed man, shot by a transit police officer in Oakland, Calif.

Cop in transit shooting under guard

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A police officer involved in a fatal New Year's Day shooting at an Oakland, Calif., rapid transit station is under police protection, sources say.

Missing Chicago police dog returned

CHICAGO, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A good Samaritan dog lover reunited Bart, a missing 79-pound Chicago police dog, with his handler Tuesday and refused a $1,000 reward.
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa