Criminal
Sep. 14, 2002
Prosecutors Says Oakland 'Riders' Picked On Black Youths
OAKLAND - Three police officers who called themselves the Riders used violence, coercion and trumped-up evidence to terrorize young men in West Oakland out of the simple desire for recognition from their peers, a prosecutor contended Thursday during opening arguments in the city's biggest police corruption case.
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