ADVISORY/BART Honors Real-Life Action Heroes.News Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Feb. 17) OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2004 With a knife clenched clench tr.v. clenched, clench·ing, clench·es 1. To close tightly: clench one's teeth; clenched my fists in anger. 2. in his fist, the 6'2", 270lb, burly suspect began to repeatedly stab and beat the U.C. Berkeley police officer as the two screamed and yelled at each other on the moving escalator escalator Moving staircase used as transportation between floors or levels in stores, airports, subways, and other mass pedestrian areas. The name was first applied to a moving stairway shown at the Paris Exposition of 1900. at BART's Berkeley station Berkeley Station was the name of the principal railroad station in Berkeley, California from 1876 to 1911. It was located in what is now downtown Berkeley, on Shattuck Avenue between University Avenue and Center Street. . The commotion drew the attention of BART Police The BART Police Department is the police force of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). The BART Police Department comprises 296 personnel, of which 200 are sworn peace officers. detective Hakeem ha·keem n. Variant of hakim1. Noun 1. hakeem - a Muslim physician hakim Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam doc, doctor, physician, Dr. Shabazz who instinctively sprung into action. Det. Shabazz leaped up the descending stairs and managed not only to stop the attack on the officer, but also to handcuff the suspect -- possibly saving the bleeding officer's life. Despite the risk to his own life, Det. Shabazz says his only thought at the time was, "I'd hate to have to fight him by myself." On Tuesday, February 17th, at 1 p.m., BART invites the public to the MetroCenter at 101 Eighth Street in Oakland to honor people like Det. Shabazz and other officers, along with BART employees and civilians who took action despite the risks to keep BART safe.
WHAT: BART Police Awards Ceremony
WHEN: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
(located across from Lake Merritt BART Station)
Main Auditorium (Entry level)
101 8th Street
Oakland, CA
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