Remembering Lovelle Mixon (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Reginald James.
Last updated at Thu, 1 Apr at 5:02pm.

One year ago, there was a glitch in the Matrix. Oakland is notorious for police terror. From Bobby Hutton to Oscar Grant, police have killed Black men with impunity. But this time was different.

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Report criticizes police actions in shooting that killed four officers, Chief Batts vows change
Article by Reginald James.
Last updated at Tue, 23 Mar at 3:48pm.

What started as a “routine traffic stop” led to the “greatest tragedy in the Oakland Police Department's history,” says an independent report on police mistakes surrounding the March 21, 2009 pursuit and shooting of Lovelle Mixon. Four officers died in that incident.

The report, released by police Wednesday night, describes a chaotic police response. Police Chief Anthony Batts agreed with the searing report's findings. But he also insisted that the perception that “everything went wrong” on this case is incorrect.

“We will build on those things that we did well, we will correct those areas that were flawed," Batts vowed. “We will improve.”

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STATEMENT FROM MAYOR RON DELLUMS Re: 1 Year Anniversary of the Shootings of Four Oakland Police Officers

Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Tue, 23 Mar at 3:46pm.

 

From Mayor Dellum's office:

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Hard Lessons for Oakland Police: Inside the Board of Inquiry report on the Lovelle Mixon shooting
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 23 Mar at 3:45pm.

Note:  Sunday, March 21st is the one-year anniversary of this tragic event--OL is making this article more accessible for those still wondering what went down.-SM

What went wrong in the March 21, 2009 Lovell Mixon shooting that left four Oakland police officers, and Mixon, dead? In our second City Translator article, Oakland Local summarizes the just-published independent report on this tragic controversy.

The Oakland Police Department commissioned this report, which is highly critical of police actions -- and responded publicly to the report on Jan. 6.

Some of what we discuss below has been reported in other media. Some of it is new. This report is definitely hard reading. But we think this document is important and deserves wide access -- which is why we've embedded it in this article.

We realize that this report -- and our interpretation of it -- may upset and anger some people in Oakland and beyond. We welcome your views in the comments. For now, here's Oakland Local's take on the report:

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Hard Lessons for Oakland Police: Inside the Board of Inquiry report on the Lovelle Mixon shooting
Article by The City Translator.
Last updated at Tue, 23 Mar at 3:44pm.

Note:  Sunday, March 21st is the one-year anniversary of this tragic event--OL is making this article more accessible for those still wondering what went down.-SM

What went wrong in the March 21, 2009 Lovell Mixon shooting that left four Oakland police officers, and Mixon, dead? In our second City Translator article, Oakland Local summarizes the just-published independent report on this tragic controversy.

The Oakland Police Department commissioned this report, which is highly critical of police actions -- and responded publicly to the report on Jan. 6.

Some of what we discuss below has been reported in other media. Some of it is new. This report is definitely hard reading. But we think this document is important and deserves wide access -- which is why we've embedded it in this article.

We realize that this report -- and our interpretation of it -- may upset and anger some people in Oakland and beyond. We welcome your views in the comments. For now, here's Oakland Local's take on the report:

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East Oakland paying the price for cop killings one year on
Blog entry by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Tue, 23 Mar at 3:42pm.

Today, as we mark the anniversary of four police officers gunned down in Oakland, let us also show support for the community where that tragedy took place.

East Oakland is where Lovelle Mixon killed those police officers, and that long-suffering district continues to pay the price for those deaths.

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One year after shootings, Oakland is still shaken
Article by Jennifer Courtney.
Last updated at Tue, 23 Mar at 3:42pm.

Bill Owens says he’ll never forget what he saw.

He was teaching at Cascos Martial Arts, a karate studio at 74th Ave. and MacArthur Blvd. in East Oakland he’s run with his wife for 40 years, when he heard a series of loud pops.

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