Crime & Safety
Fugitive With Knife, Club Arrested At BART Station
The suspect was arrested as the morning commute was underway.

OAKLAND, CA — A man with a knife and a billy club was arrested at the Coliseum BART station in Oakland Thursday, according to BART police.
An officer responded at 6:56 a.m. to a call reporting a man on the train with a knife, according to police.
The officer allegedly retrieved the knife and discovered that the suspect had an outstanding warrant, police said.
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Eric Mason, 47, was arrested and booked into Glenn Dyer Detention Facility in Oakland on an outstanding warrant and possession of a manufactured weapon, police said.
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