OPD uses tear gas used in post-Superbowl Manuevers

by ER

Mon, Jan 27, 2003 4:14AM

The Oakland Police have released tear gas into at least one neighborhood in East Oakland as part of their post-Superbowl "crowd control" efforts despite relative calm in the neighborhood.

I'm writing to report that the Oakland Police have released tear gas in their efforts to "control crowds" following the Super Bowl. I don't know where exactly it was released, but I live at 38th Avenue and Foothill Blvd in East Oakland and got stung by it when I was outside my house just a few minutes ago, at just about 9PM. This despite the fact that the activity on the street (celebration, etc) appears to much more mellow than last week after the Raider's playoff win.

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by links

Mon, Jan 27, 2003 4:16AM

http://www.kron.com/Global/story.asp?S=1099752&nav=5D7iDa7R

http://beta.kpix.com/news/local/2003/01/26/Oakland_Crowds_Hit_the_Streets_After_Raider_Loss.html

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/5038581.htm

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by reporter

Mon, Jan 27, 2003 4:46AM

The crowd near the burning Mc Donalds is chanting "Fuck the Police" and political slogans have been spraypainted on police cars. While the riots are directly a result of the games loss, the anger at the police is due to the police's past behavior and is more political in nature.

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by reporter

Mon, Jan 27, 2003 5:02AM

The police are using massive amounts of tear gas and rubber bullets. A KRON 4 news van has had its windows smashed after reporting police driving directly into a crowd nearby. According to an IMC reporter on the scene, the crowd has now moved towards Seminary and International and the battle is intensifying.

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