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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.

By Karen Coleman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        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...

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