#OccupyOakland Sieged and Mass Arrested
OAKLAND, California – Much like dozens of other cities now, the city of Oakland has sent police to dismantle the #Occupation in Oakland. Occupiers have been at Frank Ogawa Plaza, renamed Oscar Grant Plaza, for two weeks now, but were given several dispersal letters over the passed several days demanding they vacate.
Police arrived Tuesday morning at around 4:30am, in numbers that at least one officer reported to the media was, “Largest police operation I’ve seen.” Occupiers prepared themselves by barricading the encampment, but police were able to break through and detain people. Police claim that protesters released tear gas onto them, while witnesses claim otherwise, stating that police donned gas masks before any gas was released. Police also allegedly used rubber bullets and an LRAD, a pain inducing sound cannon.
