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Occupy protesters rally in support of man arrested during confrontation with police

Nearly 100 people rallied late into the night in Oakland Friday, angry over the arrest of an Occupy protester who got in the face of police earlier this week.

"When Chris is under attack, what do we do? Stand up fight back," was the new rallying cry for Occupy Oakland. The group demanded justice for Chris Moreland Friday night.

Protesters said Oakland police arrested Moreland shortly after a confrontation with officers outside an Oakland church.

Chief Howard Jordan held a community meeting at a church to respond to questions about the killing of 18-year-old Alan Blueford, who was shot by police earlier this month.

Police said Blueford pointed a gun before an officer shot him, but many weren't satisfied with that explanation.

Khalid Shakur also confronted police after the meeting.  

"He wasn't answering the questions of the people," said Shakur referring to Jordan.

While protesters said Moreland was arrested for a felony, the charge was reduced to misdemeanor for disturbing the peace when he faced a judge Friday.

"Everyone was practicing their first amendment rights, freedom of speech," Shakur said.

"I understand the desire to have questions answered and I understand the community's concern,” said Jordan in a statement he released.  “ I have shared both with the Blueford family and the community what information I can at this point.  I stand by my commitment to ensure a fair and thorough investigation is completed."

Moreland has posted bail and was expected to be released late Friday night.

_{Sat, 26 May 2012 00:38:54 -0700}

Man shot near Dumbarton Bridge

A man was recovering Friday night after being shot and wounded in Menlo Park early Friday evening, police said.

East Palo Alto police received call at 5:15 p.m. about the a shooting on the Dumbarton Bridge.

When officers arrived they found a 30-year-old man with a gunshot wound and near his car which was parked on the northbound side of Highway 101 at Woodside Road, said Menlo Park police Sgt. Kevin Paugh.

The victim was treated at the scene and was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Paugh said.

Police said they believe the shooting occurred on the westbound lanes of the Bayfront Expressway between University Avenue and Willow Road in Menlo Park.

The suspect’s car is described as a dark green, four-door car. There were four black male passengers inside the car at the time of the shooting, according to police. The suspect’s car was last seen traveling westbound on Bayfront Expressway toward Willow Road.

Menlo Park police officers were still investigating the incident. No further information was available as of 9:10 p.m.

The Menlo Park Police Department is asking anyone with information to call (650) 330-6300 or the Anonymous Tip Hotline at (650) 330-6395.

_{Fri, 25 May 2012 21:36:54 -0700}

Three young patients receive heart transplants in 3 consecutive days

Doctors at a Bay Area hospital performed a triple transplant, giving three young patients three new hearts in three days.

In a rare medical fete, surgeons at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital transplanted one heart a day for patients James Spencer, 18, of Susanville; Amanda Sechrest, 20, of Lafayette; and William Wylie-Modro, 17, of Palo Alto.

Dr. Daniel Bernstein, a pediatric cardiologist, said the hospital just happened to have three organ donors available in a short period of time.

Sechrest was first to receive a call about a heart. At the time, she had lost 45 pounds and was sleeping in her dorm at St. Mary's College.

"It was really shocking because I thought I was in the middle of a dream," Sechrest said. "I feel good, I'm blessed."

The next day, William Wylie Modro, a graduating senior at Palo Alto's Gunn High School, who is headed for the University of California San Diego this fall to study aerospace engineering, was whisked into surgery.

"(I'm) very happy and very thankful," Wylie-Modro said. "I certainly wouldn't be here without it."

The next day, another heart was available for James Spencer, a freshman at Santa Rosa Junior College who loves all things Giants-related.

"I feel great," Spencer said. "I feel like I have a whole new second chance."

All three young people are giving thanks from the bottom of their hearts -- their new hearts.

"(The families) lost someone who was important in their lives and they gave me a second chance," Sechrest said.

With the five-year survival rate for heart transplants, the story should have three happy beginnings.

_{Fri, 25 May 2012 21:03:50 -0700}

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