Police Arrest Occupy Protesters at UC Berkeley Site
University of California police this morning arrested protesters from the “Occupy the Farm” movement, ending a standoff that had stretched out for weeks, The Oakland Tribune is reporting.
Officers in riot gear and carrying batons closed in on the 10-acre site in Albany, Calif., that is used for research by the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources, according to the Tribune.
Nine protesters were arrested in the incident that involved about 100 officers from varying University of California campuses as well as Albany police and the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, the Tribune reports.