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Occupy Oakland: Police arrest 300, officials decry 'illegal activity'

Oakland police made more than 300 arrests during a tense Occupy Oakland protest Saturday, with city officials expressing frustration and outrage at the tactics of some demonstrators.

Cops tear down Oakland Occupy camp

Police in riot gear assembled in Oakland, California, on Monday in an apparent preparation to clear a downtown encampment of Occupy Oakland protesters.

Occupy protesters disavow Oakland violence

Occupy Wall Street supporters who staged rallies that shut down the nation's fifth-busiest port during a day of protests condemned on Thursday the demonstrators who clashed with police in the latest flare-up of violence in Oakland, Calif.

Senh: Good thing to do. Violence should not be tolerated at the protests. It'll give the public a bad perception of the Occupy movement.

Peaceful Occupy protests degenerate into chaos

A day of demonstrations in Oakland that began as a significant step toward expanding the political and economic influence of the Occupy Wall Street movement, ended with police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters who had marched through downtown to break into a vacant building, shattering windows, spraying graffiti and setting fires along the way....

Senh: This is terrible. It's gotta be peaceful, or it's not gonna succeed. It's gonna tarnish their reputation, and they'll lose support from the masses.

Police union 'confused' by mayor's stand on Occupy Oakland

The city's police union on Tuesday blasted Mayor Jean Quan and city officials for sending mixed messages about the Occupy Oakland encampment and upcoming general strike.

Senh: Everyone's confused about this movement - that goes for local governments and the Occupy movement themselves. Cities aren't sure whether they should let the movement go on unabated or interfere; the Occupy organizers aren't sure if they should protest peacefully or with violence. I vote for doing it peacefully. Otherwise, it'll turn into chaos.

The Lede Blog: Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Oakland, Calif.

Riot police in Oakland dispersed hundreds of protesters with tear gas on Tuesday night as crowds tried to re-enter a plaza outside of City Hall that the authorities had cleared of an encampment earlier in the day. After the forceful response to the Occupy Oakland protests, officers in Atlanta moved in early Wednesday morning to clear a similar camp in that city’s central Woodruff Park. At least 53 people connected to the protest group Occupy Atlanta were arrested, and the park was cleared by 2 a.m. Eastern time, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.

Senh: Tear gas? This is getting violent. It started out peaceful in New York. The protesters shouldn't have thrown rocks and water bottles at the police, though.

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Police raid Occupy Oakland encampment, arrest protesters

Oakland police raided the Occupy Oakland encampments early Tuesday morning and reportedly arrested dozens of protesters. Oakland police confirmed that an operation was in progress to clear out the encampments but said it was not clear yet how many protesters had been arrested.

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