OAKLAND A 36-year-old man was charged with week with attacking two UC Berkeley police officers, slicing the hand of one, while the officers attempted to take a 12-inch knife from the suspect, according to court records. Xavier Shirley, of Oakland, was charged with assaulting a police officer a felony as well as possessing a dangerous weapon at school, and a misdemeanor count of battery upon another peace officer.
BROOKLYN, NY - Two police officers were attacked while on patrol in the New York City subway system Tuesday night. The incident happened at the 4th Avenue-9th Street station in Brooklyn around 11:40 p.m., police said. The officers were patrolling the station when they asked 40-year-old Mario Valenzuela to step off an F train after he was acting disorderly.
