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Oakland Cop-Killer Had Long Rap Sheet

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(Newser) – The man responsible for the deaths of four Oakland police officers over the weekend had an extensive criminal history, the Tribune reports. Lovelle Mixon, 26, spent 5 years in prison for a 2002 assault with a firearm. After he was paroled, he was a suspect in a 2007 murder; though police couldn’t make the case, he was sent back to prison for parole violations.

Mixon, frustrated with the parole system, had apparently resolved to go back to prison; he skipped a mandatory meeting with his parole officer in February, and was a fugitive at the time of his disastrous run-in with police. “He didn’t know really where to start,” his widow said. “He was trying to make himself a better person and trying to realize his mistakes and what he was doing was wrong.”

A mourner leaves flowers at the front entrance of the police station in Oakland, Calif.
A mourner leaves flowers at the front entrance of the police station in Oakland, Calif.   (AP Photo)
Another photo of Lovelle Mixon.
Another photo of Lovelle Mixon.   (AP Photo)
Lovelle Mixon.
Lovelle Mixon.   (AP Photo)
Oakland authorities including Mayor Ronald V. Dellums, second from right, and Calif. Attorney General Jerry Brown, right, address the media.
Oakland authorities including Mayor Ronald V. Dellums, second from right, and Calif. Attorney General Jerry Brown, right, address the media.   (AP Photo)
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Mad
Mar 23, 09 2:57 PM CDT
He didn't know where to start? How about: STOP KILLING PEOPLE, that would've been a good start. Another might be: Stay away from guns. See? Two good ideas right there Reply
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riffran
Mar 27, 09 10:25 PM CDT
“He was trying to make himself a better person and trying to realize his mistakes and what he was doing was wrong.”......total horseshit...shame they didnt cap him sooner Reply
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Apr 5, 09 12:32 AM CDT
It is time to get rid of the assault weapons on the streets of the USA, join the cause on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=75914118342#/group.php?gid=75914118342&ref=mf Reply
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