Rally for Blueford demands justice, attracts interest from D.A.’s office
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Thu, 24 May at 11:29pm.

During the early morning hours of May 6, a young black male was shot and killed by Oakland police.

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Inside police accountability: An interview with Oakland CPRB Acting Manager Patrick Caceres

Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Thu, 27 Jan at 8:55am.

Police Accountability. It’s a controversial topic in Oakland, a double-edged sword, which cuts deeply into the fabric of the community.

On one hand, there are the tough-on-crime folks who maintain that desperate times call for desperate measures, and that we should not only maintain higher levels of police staffing, but that police should be allowed to do their jobs, no matter what it takes.

On the other hand, there are the civil rights activists and those concerned about police abuse, who point to cases like the shooting death of Derrick Jones as proof that police are out of control and need to be reigned in.

Where’s the middle ground? The Citizens' Police Review Board.

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Oakland Police Quick to Pull Triggers, Slow to Move on Investigations; Family of Derrick Jones Speaks Out (Opinion)
Blog entry by Jesse Strauss.
Last updated at Thu, 16 Dec at 8:32am.

More than five weeks after Derrick Jones was shot and killed by two Oakland police officers near his own barber shop, his family remains unsupported.

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Not in control of their guns: Oakland Police Department shoots and kills another black man (Opinion)
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 22 Nov at 10:58pm.

Back in July, the OPD shot Fred Collins, an unarmed man, on E 12th Street, after he came toward them acting erratically. Collins was shot by at least 5 cops--and was reported to be saying "shoot me"--but there were real questions about the barrage of bullets--and the mass reaction.

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A Man in the Mirror

Blog entry by theo ellington.
Last updated at Mon, 22 Nov at 10:58pm.

In the wake of the senseless acts of violence that have taken away the lives of Oscar Grant, Derrick Jones and countless other black men, I've grown to feel numb.  In my childhood, death and murder plagued my mind.  Sometimes people I knew were taken away by natural causes.

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"I know his heart": Friends & neighbors speak out & mourn Derrick Jones, shot by OPD in East Oakland
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Mon, 15 Nov at 6:43am.

Friends and family of Derrick Jones speak out in this new video from local Cotton Club Productions:

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Derrick Jones: Killed by cops for a scale and some pot? City needs to retrain the Oakland police (Opinion)
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 15 Nov at 6:43am.

The OPD has released an update in the Derrick Jones shooting case: the news is that Jones was carrying a small electronic scale when he was shot by police on Monday night. The OPD said that a small glass vial of marijuana was also found in his pockets.

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California and Oakland NAACP issue statements on Jones' killing, Town Hall meeting called for 4 PM today
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 13 Nov at 11:48am.

George Holland, the president of the Oakland branch of the NAACP, has issued a statement on behalf of the organization on the killing of East Oakland resident Derrick Jones, shot by the police earlier this month.  Holland's statement characterizes Jones as  small businessman and dedicated father and says:  "The CA NAACP is calling for an immediate meeting with Mayor Ron Dellums,

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