Police arrest protesters, tear down Occupy Oakland tent city

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Scott Johnson and Kristin J. Bender
Oakland Tribune

Early Tuesday, the city began ousting protesters who have camped out for two weeks at the Occupy Oakland tent city on Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. Police started assembling around the tent city at 14th Street and Broadway at about 3 a.m.

7:37 a.m Downtown Oakland BART station reopens

The Oakland City Center 12th street station is now open, according to BART. Currently only the 11th street entrance/exit is open at this time.

7:15 a.m. Snow Park camp closed

Police have shut down the Snow Park encampment at 19th and Harrison streets near Lake Merritt.

Officers made numerous arrests, taking protestors away in vans, without any apparent
violence.

Several protestors ran around into the nearby streets upending trash cans and dumpsters, throwing trash into the streets.

The camp is now basically empty, with a few people standing around and the remainders of several tents lying haphazardly in the grass.

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