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Yeah, yeah. Every city looks and is more crowded at christmas time in Oakland is no different. More than one third of the 358,000 people who live here are black and it's a city where black awareness runs high. A city that holds the distinction of being the

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founding place of the black panther party. It is also a city of change with young people making their presence known up in ranks. Ready? What? Yes. 27 May 7th murder sir looks to 11 to 11 robbery. 74 15 4 15 general piece 27 mr

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gallery things to talk about and I was just kind of on the side but all the guys have been very nice. I think that some of the attitudes, negative attitudes and opinions that members of the community

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have like myself before I came here are misconceptions and some of them are based on the negative contacts made by others. The fact that I'm black is one of the reasons why I'm here because I feel that there is a need for the black woman and

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a black man to become involved in the police department, law enforcement, in general officers, all the police officers that I've run into on the way to class and that everyone has gone out of their way really to make me feel comfortable. Sandra Brown had had no

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previous personal experience with the police prior to entering the recruits academy. She feels, however that she can do a great deal to change those misconceptions of other people with regards to the police in their duties. Sandra Brown works hard at being prepared both mentally and physically

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for news watch at the Oakland Police Academy. This is Valerie Dickerson reporting. Mm hmm. India. Now anyway, this particular section, alcoholism, Hey, One of the major disabilities illnesses within our state of the 63,190 alcoholics in the county, it might interest you

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to know that only have talked about this morning that many of these people have behaved for reasons that they do not. Uh, family individual. Okay now let's do it. Step by step first, I'm coming at you. This is a blow. So let's get, oh here, this

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place in my head this way, I think I'll try those three things. He's able to correct down up into position. Remember to use to use a bigger person. The other thing, the other thing, There you go. Now headed here and turn the steering wheel of a

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vehicle. Very good. Keep the foreign parallel. Very good. Higher up on the toes. I am better control. You have. Very good. Thank you