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Michael B. Jordan as Oscar Grant in 'Fruitvale' (credit: The Weinstein Company)

Sundance Prize Goes To Dramatization Of Fruitvale BART Shooting Victim

A dramatic film about the last day in the life of a man shot to death in Oakland by a BART police officer on New Year’s Day 2009 was awarded a top prize for a dramatic film at the Sundance Film Festival.

2013/01/27

Ex-BART Officer Mehserle Asks Appeals Court To Overturn Manslaughter Conviction

Lawyers for former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle asked a state appeals court in San Francisco Wednesday to overturn his involuntary manslaughter conviction in the killing of unarmed passenger Oscar Grant at an Oakland station in 2009.

2012/05/09

Oakland Police Seek Suspect In Attempted Sexual Assault

Oakland police said Friday that they are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who allegedly attempted to sexually assault a woman on a busy street in the city’s Fruitvale District in the middle of the day on Thursday.

2012/01/28

Shooting Near Fruitvale BART Station Injures 1

A man was taken to the hospital after a shooting a few blocks from the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland Monday night.

2011/12/27

Fruitvale BART Shut Down Over Police Shooting Protests

Nearly 100 people gathered at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland Thursday night to protest the fatal shooting of Derrick Jones by two police officers on Monday.

KCBS–2010/11/11

Mehserle waived extradition to California early on January 14, 2009 during a brief court appearance in Minden, Nevada. (AP)

Oakland Police Gear Up For Mehserle Sentencing Friday

Oakland police are coordinating with other law enforcement agencies to prepare for possible protests after former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle is sentenced in Los Angeles on Friday morning.

CBS San Francisco–2010/11/04

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