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8/3 more oakland fun [ black muslim bakery troubles ]
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_6533089
\_ Berkeley/Oakland residents read this article! Heard of
Black Muslim Bakery? See also:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/03/bakery.raid/index.html
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/03/BAGVJRCCPR7.DTL
\_ how did that guy get on the bus with a shotgun?
\_ It's unclear that the shotgun-wielder actually got on the bus.
\_ Yeah i think shotgun-wielding-man may not be related. also
i dont think 19 year old shotgun wielding man decided
all by himself to kill the reporter from a newspaper
that i have never heard of |
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| www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_6533089 OAKLAND - Police today arrested seven people affiliated with Your Black Muslim Bakery and believe some of them were connected to the shotgun slaying of Oakland Post Editor Chauncey Bailey. Those arrested included Yusef Bey IV, the son of the Black Muslim Bakery founders. Evidence recovered during a morning police raid at the North Oakland bakery and nearby houses links members of the organization to Thursday's ambush killing of Bailey, who had been working on a story about the group and its finances, authorities said. The seven have not been formally arrested for any murders, including the slaying of Bailey, but homicide Lt. Ersie Joyner III said police believe they have the people responsible for the death of Bailey in custody. Sources told the Oakland Tribune that the evidence was a shotgun seized at the bakery that was used to kill Bailey, 57, in downtown Oakland. Those in custody Friday were arrested for past assaults, gun attacks and a kidnapping. Lorna Brown, an Oakland attorney who has represented the Beys in the past, did not return calls for comment. Bailey, a former Oakland Tribune reporter, was walking to the Oakland Post when he was gunned down at 14th and Alice streets about 7:25 am Walter Riley, an attorney for the Oakland Post, said Bailey had been working on a story about the financial status of the organization'' and the activities of a number of people who were working in the organization,'' including possible criminal activity. Riley said the newspaper was unable to verify key details of the story and decided not to run it, possibly abandoning the article altogether. Bailey was known for not shirking from any source, said Donna Ayo, a founder of the community group BARONS, or Brave Academic Rise of N'powered Students. Bridges, who knew Bailey for 14 years, said that included the Black Muslims. He was forthright and gave (the group) their due when Chauncey Bailey (Oakland Tribune file photo) they were doing positive things,'' she said. When they started doing negative things, things that harmed the community, he had to notify the community. He originally built the organization on ideals of black empowerment, respect and self-reliance. In recent years, the group has been tied to murders, racism, sexual assaults on young girls, and vandalism. The bakery and its affiliated businesses occupy several storefronts along both sides of San Pablo Avenue near the Emeryville and Berkeley borders. The Nation of Islam, an umbrella organization for Muslims nationwide, is not affiliated with the bakery, said Asst. For two months, police were looking into the bakery at 5832 San Pablo Ave. and its connection to separate incidents of violence, including a number of killings, shootings, robberies and a kidnapping. During Friday's pre-dawn raid of the North Oakland bakery, more than 200 heavily armed police officers seized weapons from inside, spent ammunition from the rooftop and detained 19 people for questioning. Police broke down doors and used stun grenades to disorient people to gain entry. During the raid, authorities also uncovered conditions so unsanitary that the Alameda County Health Department has closed down the bakery. Police also found filth and waste _ including dead rats on the roof and rat droppings in the bakery _ they believe were leaking into drainage lines, prompting them to call in Vector Control, the city's code compliance unit, State Fish and Game and the Alameda County District Attorney's environmental crimes unit. Police said they had probable cause arrest warrants for several men with ties to the organization but were still trying to determine if they were among those detained. Police said some of those detained had arrest warrants from other police agencies and parolee violations. Police would not give specific details about the cases they believe are linked to the people associated with the bakery, but did say some were committed last year and earlier this year. Two are believed to be shooting deaths of two men last month within a few blocks of the bakery, in pre-dawn hours. He was gunned down in the 6200 block of San Pablo Avenue. Police suspected the murders were connected because of the circumstances and similarities of weapons used. At least one case possibly linked to the bakery involves the kidnapping several weeks ago of some women whom a ransom was demanded for before they were able to escape, sources said. One of the shootings possibly resulted from a love triangle, sources said. Police from the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore and Alameda assisted with the raids. Members of the Bey family appeared to be distancing themselves from Yusuf Bey IV on Friday. For the past 3 1/2 to 4 years, the majority of the family was not involved in the bakery, said Shamir Yusuf Bey, son of the patriarch Bey, who died in 2003. Speaking Friday evening in front of the bakery's shattered storefront window, Bey said his father ran the business legally for 34 years and that the situation does not reflect his father's legacy of helping the downtrodden to become leaders. "We appreciate all the support for our father over the years," Bey said, adding that he and his "brothers" standing beside him in tailored suits had no felonies or misdemeanors. Bey, dressed in a black suit and white bowtie, refused to take questions but said another press conference will be held Monday. Bailey's death Thursday stunned the Bay Area, where Bailey had been a prominent journalist for decades. Bailey wrote about Your Black Muslim Bakery and its founder Yusef Bey for the Tribune when Bey faced prosecution for a number of charges stemming from an original allegation that he fathered the child of a 13-year-old girl. Bailey's articles mixed coverage of the allegations with lavish praise for Bey from his supporters. And some say Bailey had a tumultuous relationship with members of the Black Muslim group. A longtime friend of Bailey's who did not want to be named said the journalist got threats all the time'' from the Black Muslim Bakery and its supporters when Bailey hosted a segment on the Soul Beat television show. Many of the threats came during call-in time on Bailey's show, and many were taped on the program. The man later came on Bailey's Soul Beat segment, the friend said, and the pair seemed to have a better relationship after that. Bailey wasn't the only journalist to run afoul with the group. Stephen Buel, the editor of the East Bay Express, said the newspaper had a brick through the window in late 2002 following a series chronicling the dark side of the group. A reporter at the newspaper received threats following a story about the death of Bey in 2003. We took them seriously and ultimately (the reporter) worked outside the office,'' Buel said. Bailey, who was released from the Tribune in 2005 because of conflict of interest issues, began covering the group again shortly after taking over as editor of the Oakland Post this summer. A memorial for Bailey, with flowers, notes and mementos had been erected at the spot where he was gunned down and community members and those who knew Bailey said he will be missed. We need reporters like Chauncey who say, Listen, community, wake up. Something's wrong here, and if this is it, let's look at it and examine it and fix it,'' said friend Ayo. The thing about the Muslims, those things could be fixed. |
| www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/03/bakery.raid/index.html VIDEO Decrease font Decrease font Enlarge font Enlarge font (CNN) -- Raids at an Oakland, California, bakery and three homes produced evidence that links the business to the killings of a prominent African-American journalist and two other people, police said. jpg Chauncey Bailey, shown in an undated photo, grew up in Oakland and worked with several area media outlets. Chauncey Bailey -- editor of the Oakland Post, an African-American newspaper -- was gunned down Thursday morning on an Oakland street. He had written about Your Black Muslim Bakery and was reportedly looking into a bankruptcy filing by the business. Police searched the four locations early Friday, authorities said, adding that the search warrants were ready to go and planned for execution before Bailey's death. Police said they found weapons and arrested several people on outstanding warrants. Watch Dan Simon's report on the raids Yusuf Bey IV, who controls the chain of bakeries founded by his father, Yusuf Bey, was among those detained, and was being interviewed, said Lt. Hit man's bullet finds newspaper editor Alameda County health officials closed the bakery after an inspection for unsanitary living and eating conditions, said Howard Jordan, assistant police chief. The warrants stemmed from an investigation that began in May after a case involving kidnapping, robbery and torture in East Oakland, Joyner said. "It became apparent Your Black Muslim Bakery had some involvement in the case," he said. In addition, police were able to connect two slayings in July -- both men shot and killed near the bakery -- using gun evidence. Police would not reveal the suspected motive in Bailey's death or in the other killings. The investigation does not involve the Nation of Islam, another African-American Muslim group, police said, and "should not be seen as an investigation of any faith tradition." Your Black Muslim Bakery has a history of legal troubles, according to CNN affiliate KTVU. When Yusuf Bey died in 2003, he was awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl who worked at the bakery. advertisement In the wake of Bey's death, his son and designated heir, Antar Bey, was shot to death as he talked on his cell phone at an Oakland gas station in October 2005. In November 2005, several group members, including Yusuf Bey IV, were accused of vandalism and other charges in connection with the trashing of liquor cases at convenience stores. Police said at the time that the group's religious opposition to alcohol fueled the incidents, according to media reports. |
| sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/03/BAGVJRCCPR7.DTL Yusuf Bey IV and six other people were taken into custody and several weapons were seized during the multi-agency raids that began at 5 am Police, SWAT teams and bomb units from throughout Alameda County searched Your Black Muslim Bakery at 5832 San Pablo Ave. and three associated locations nearby on 59th and Aileen streets in North Oakland. But police said they had arrested the people responsible for killing Bailey, 57, at 14th and Alice streets on Thursday as well as two other people four days apart in July. Two other suspects are still being sought in connection with the crimes, which include a May kidnapping and torture case, said Oakland homicide Lt. Ersie Joyner, who declined to discuss a possible motive for the three slayings. Bailey had been investigating the bakery and its businesses as part of a story for the Oakland Post, said Walter Riley, attorney for the newspaper's publisher, Paul Cobb. Bailey, a former Oakland Tribune reporter, was investigating the group's finances and alleged ties to crime, Riley said. "He was working on a story, and they had agreed not to publish it because they were not able to get confirmation on some details," Riley said today. Lorna Brown, an Oakland defense attorney who has represented Bey IV, did not respond to requests for comment today. Attempts to reach bakery offices by phone was unsuccessful. An Oakland man told The Chronicle today that he saw a shotgun-wielding, masked man approach an AC Transit bus on the east side of Lake Merritt about 10 minutes before Bailey was gunned down Thursday. The man, who asked not to be identified, a passenger on the No. The gunman, described by the eyewitness as wearing a black ski mask, black sweater, jeans and dirty sneakers, lifted the weapon to a male passenger's back, unbeknownst to the passenger. The gunman, described as being in his mid 20s, 5-foot-9-inches tall and 170 pounds, medium-complexion African-American, then backed away, let the bus doors close and took off on foot. The passenger said as the bus drove along East 12th Street alongside Lake Merritt, he saw Bailey walking toward downtown. It wasn't until later when the passenger was at a doctor's appointment and saw the news account of Bailey's slaying that he made a connection. "I had no idea he was after Chauncey," the passenger told The Chronicle. The passenger said he gave the information to police later Thursday. "This guy was out in broad daylight with a double barrel shotgun. Oakland police believe members of the Your Black Muslim Bakery were involved in "cleansing'' the area surrounding its business of undesirables, possibly including two men shot and killed last month. Police raided the business and seized weapons, including a shotgun and automatic weapon, authorities believe had been used in the string of attacks. After today's raid, Alameda County health inspectors shut down the bakery today after finding health-code violations, authorities said. In recent weeks, authorities said, there have been a number of killings in North Oakland near the bakery. The proximity of the two slayings and the circumstances "immediately raised red flags," Joyner said. Wills was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds early on July 12 in the 6200 block of San Pablo Avenue, near a school playground and near the bakery. Roberson, also of Oakland, was found shot several times early on July 8 in front of 1077 60th Street, not far from the bakery. Sources say the two slayings are being investigated as possibly linked to the organization's effort to rid the area of transients. The bakery and a related security firm have been under police scrutiny in the past. Several members of the group, which is not affiliated with the Nation of Islam, currently are charged with crimes related to the vandalism of two West Oakland liquor stores in 2005. Bey IV's father, Yusuf Bey, died in October 2003 while awaiting trial on charges of raping a minor. Bey IV has been arrested numerous times in recent years by police. Your Black Muslim Bakery filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October, and the case is still pending in US Bankruptcy Court in Oakland. The company borrowed $700,000 and wants to refinance or sell the building to pay off its more than $200,000 in back taxes. The federal government has intervened to make sure that the taxes are paid in full. After his father died, Bey IV took over management of the bakery and "discovered that income from the bakery had dropped," said the group's filing in US Bankruptcy Court in Oakland. "I admit that I am young and inexperienced in the business world," Bey IV wrote in the filing. "In the past I received advice and consultation from those who had proven to me they did not have my best interest at heart. This was a major learning process, which has now caused me to grow and mature at a rapid rate." The bankruptcy case is pending, said Fayedine Coulter, an Oakland attorney representing the group in court. Coulter said today that she was unaware that Bailey had an interest in the bakery. "I have never spoken with, nor had any contact with Mr Bailey," Coulter said. "I am dismayed, as I am sure is everyone in the community at his terrible and unexpected death. No one could have imagined that a journalist would be killed in such a horrible manner in downtown America in broad daylight." In his filing, Bey also wrote that he met with Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and US Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), both of whom promised to support him in maintaining the bakery. Dellums "has even pointed out his official support of me continuing in my father's successful pattern of running the business," Bey wrote. Lee spokesman Nathan Britton said Friday: "Congresswoman Barbara Lee is on record supporting the bakery as a community institution." Chronicle staff writers Phillip Matier, Jim Herron Zamora and Kantele Franko contributed to this report. |