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U.C. police clear out Albany Occupy protest
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 5/14/12 | Michael Cabanatuan

Posted on 05/14/2012 8:47:51 AM PDT by SmithL

Police cleared out Monday morning the small group of protesters who had set up an urban farming camp in a patch of UC Berkeley agricultural research land in Albany.

University police officers in riot helmets gave the protesters 1o minutes to leave the Gill Tract before they marched across the fields near Marin and San Pablo avenues at about 6:15 a.m. The handful of protesters who had not obeyed the police order were sent scurrying off the property and onto San Pablo, which is closed to traffic.

Two protesters were arrested for trespassing after they disobeyed police orders to leave the property, said Lt. Eric Tejada, a police spokesman.

Work crews moved in shortly after 7:30 a.m. and began removing the tents and supplies the activists had been using. Several dozen protesters watched in frustration from the sidewalk as police looked on. At least one protester was arrested outside the camp, . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: besrkeley; farm; occupy; occupywallstreet; uc

1 posted on 05/14/2012 8:47:58 AM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

Finally.

Good.


2 posted on 05/14/2012 9:00:20 AM PDT by rogue yam
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To: rogue yam

I agree. High damned time.


3 posted on 05/14/2012 10:42:14 AM PDT by Sunshine Sister
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To: SmithL

The stench from the Occupy bastards must have been HORRIFIC.


4 posted on 05/14/2012 11:29:17 AM PDT by Levante
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