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Ex-Oakland Cops Acquitted

Ending the longest jury deliberation in California history, jurors in the year long corruption trial of three former Oakland cops delivered verdicts of not guilty on 8 counts. They were unable to reach a verdict on 27 remaining counts and a mistrial was declared on those counts. The jury deliberated for four months.

The former officers, who called themselves the "Riders" and worked the night shift in one of Oakland's roughest areas, were charged with beating suspects, wrongfully accusing them of crimes, planting drugs and covering it all up by falsifying police reports.

....Oakland Police Chief Richard Word said jurors were "clearly troubled by the evidence" and stood by his decision to fire the officers.

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