{"id":3279,"date":"2026-03-31T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3279"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:42:02","slug":"oakland-police-dump-homeless-man-at-mall-after-ripping-out-his-braids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3279","title":{"rendered":"Oakland police &#8216;dump&#8217; homeless man at mall after ripping out his braids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Oakland police officers \u201cdumped\u201d a homeless man at a strip mall in December 2024 after they couldn\u2019t figure out what to do with him, according to newly unearthed video.<\/p>\n<p>An internal affairs officer with San Leandro Police Internal Affairs discovered the video after reviewing old body camera footage. The officer, Sgt. Mike Olivera, has filed a nine-page complaint with the city after he viewed the horrifying footage.<\/p>\n<p>The footage shows officers tangling with 33-year-old Shaquille Coleman, who was homeless, after he refused to leave a shopping area. Coleman is seen wearing a chain that says, \u201cKing,\u201d and wore his hair in braids.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Unearthed bodycam footage shows officers interacting with Shaquille Coleman, who was homeless, after he refused to leave a shopping area in Oakland, California. <span class=\"credit\">SAN LEANDRO POLICE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Coleman is seen wearing a chain that says, \u201cKing,\u201d and wore his hair in braids as cops napped him. <span class=\"credit\">SAN LEANDRO POLICE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Coleman refused to identify himself when asked by officers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m asking you, who are you? It\u2019s a lawful order, I\u2019m asking you,\u201d San Leandro Police Officer Suzanne Man asked him.<\/p>\n<p>He responded: \u00a0\u201cI\u2019m a person who\u2019s been around here, here, here and here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mann then asks him if he is going to be difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was no problem,\u201d he responded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A third Oakland police officer urges Coleman to put his hands behind his back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>One of the officers debates putting Coleman in a psychiatric hold, but decides she doesn\u2019t have enough evidence. <span class=\"credit\">SAN LEANDRO POLICE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Coleman refused to identify himself when asked by officers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two officers attempt to restrain him, but require a third officer so they could search him.<\/p>\n<p>The third officer, Ismael Navarro, urges him to put his hands behind his back. Coleman is seen in the footage wiggling and resisting officers\u2019 efforts to put him in their car. At one point, Navarro is seen reaching over the back seat of the car and grabbing Coleman\u2019s braids to pull him into the car.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman exclaims, \u201cWhy would you pull my hair?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After an officer pointed a taser at his chest, Coleman complied and officers were able to close the door of the police car.<\/p>\n<p>The officers then contemplated what to do with him, given they had not accused him of a crime.<\/p>\n<p>Mann debates putting Coleman in a psychiatric hold, but decides she doesn\u2019t have the evidence sufficient to do so. A person must be deemed a danger to themselves or others for such a hold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, shoot, actually, they\u2019re saying he didn\u2019t do anything?\u201d Mann said.<\/p>\n<p>She then decides on another avenue to deal with Coleman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re going to go way north and then dump him and then we\u2019re going to go back to them,\u201d Mann says.<\/p>\n<p>Navarro replies, \u201cAll right, wherever you think is appropriate. I\u2019ll follow you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mann tells her supervisor Lieutenant Antwinette Turner of her plan. She determines that she will drop him off away from a BART station so the man is unable to come back. Turner approves her plan.<\/p>\n<p>The officers take the man to a gas station off MacArthur Boulevard, seven miles away.<\/p>\n<p>In the footage they\u2019re seen dropping off the man, and Navarro even gives him back his braids.<\/p>\n<p>Mann then tells Coleman to \u201ctake off, man,\u201d and the footage ends.<\/p>\n<p>The video has drawn concerns about the officers\u2019 conduct, especially of the supervisor, Turner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t in the 21st century go to a scene as a boss and not do anything,\u201d former SFPD commander and police practices expert Rich Corriea told ABC 7. \u201cIf there\u2019s some support, some action, you need to take some advice, some guidance. You\u2019re not there as a passive observer. You\u2019re there to add value.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Officers debate what to do with Coleman once they apprehend him.  <span class=\"credit\">SAN LEANDRO POLICE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The officers then determine they will drop off the homeless man away from a BART station so he can\u2019t return.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In the bodycam footage, the officers can be heard hatching their plan, which is now under investigation. <span class=\"credit\">SAN LEANDRO POLICE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>San Leandro Chief Angela Averiett has since launched a third-party investigation, which found \u201ccertain personnel violated department policies\u201d and have received corrective action, of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what corrective action the officers received. Turner has since left San Leandro to be the deputy chief in charge of the Progressive Policing and Community Engagement Bureau with the BART Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Olivera\u2019s legal team has suggested he\u2019s faced retaliation in the year since he first reported the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe feels like the result has been that he\u2019s been shunned,\u201d Mike Rains, Olivera\u2019s attorney, told ABC 7. \u201cHe\u2019s been discriminated against. He\u2019s been retaliated against, and the treatment he\u2019s received within this administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olivera\u2019s attorney believes the incident should have been handled differently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you apply force to people, you handcuff them, and that happens, you have to make sure you\u2019re making a record of it. And the best record you can make is you take him into custody. 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