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Oakland protests turn residential as arrests rise after Mehserle verdict
More than 100 protesters blocked streets near Lake Merritt in riot gear as police arrested 152 demonstrators for vandalism unlawful assembly and disturbing the peace. Officers reported violence centered on a small group while most protests remained peaceful amid ongoing coverage of the Oscar Grant case and Mehserle verdict.
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Oakland
Calif
Deanna Goldstein
Johannes Mehserle
Oscar Grant
Lake Merritt
Jeff Thomason
Bobby Hookfin
Hookfin
Nai Saelee
Batts
Mehserle
Rodney King
Los Angeles
Grant
Cephas Johnson