Government
Jun. 12, 2007
Battling the 'Ghost-Town Riders’
It’s been two years since prosecutors failed to get convictions for the three Oakland police officers known as the “Riders,” who were accused of brutalizing suspected drug dealers. But a battle still rages behind the scenes. The alleged misdeeds cost the city $11 million in settlements with purported victims, and Oakland so far has spent $260,000 fighting attempts by union-backed lawyers to get the officers their jobs back.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Two years have passed since prosecutors came away empty-handed from the longest criminal trial in Alameda County's history, the notorious case of the three Oakland police officers accused of brutalizing suspected drug dealers in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods.
But a battle between the city and the former officers still...
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