New developments in the story of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates' arrest by Cambridge, Mass., police and the national debate it set off about race:
— The woman who called police to report a possible break-in at Gates' house never said there were "black" men at the home's door.
Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas confirms that news.
The two men turned out to be Gates and his driver. Both are African-Americans.
— Haas, the Associated Press reports, said this morning that his department is planning to release that 911 call and the radio dispatches made by officers during the July 16 incident at Gates' home.
Gates was originally charged with disorderly conduct because, police said, he caused a scene outside the home. The charge was later dropped.
President Barack Obama became part of the story when he said at a news conference last Wednesday that the police had acted "stupidly" when Gates was arrested. Obama has since spoken with both Gates and the arresting officer, Sgt. James Crowley. The officer, Obama said later, is "good man."
It's possible that Gates, Crowley and the president will be together this week at the White House for a beer and a conversation about race relations.
Update at 2:05 p.m. ET. Here's a short clip from the 911 call:
Update at 1:36 p.m. ET:
The Globe has posted audio players with both the 911 call and the police radio transmissions on its homepage. Crowley can be heard saying that a "gentleman" is being "uncooperative."
Update at 1:28 p.m. ET: WCVB-TV has put audio of the 911 call here.
Update at 1:17 p.m. ET. No sign of Gates shouting on the tapes. The Globe writes that:
One thing the tapes didn't show: any obvious background sound that indicated Gates was shouting during the incident, though an officer can be heard describing the person in the house as "uncooperative."
Update at 1:10 p.m. ET. WBZ-TV says that on the 911 call, the woman:
A woman tells the police dispatcher that she saw "two gentlemen trying to get into a house" and that they were "pushing the door in" with their shoulders.
When the dispatcher asks the woman are they "white, black or Hispanic" the woman, Lucia Whalen, says, "One looked kinda Hispanic, but I'm not really sure. The other one entered, but I didn't see what he looked like at all."
WHDH-TV has video of the Cambridge police department's news conference here.
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