STATEN ISLAND — The NYPD officer at the center of the tragic apparent chokehold death of Eric Garner testified Friday morning before a Staten Island grand jury, DNAinfo New York has learned. (dnainfo.com)
Some of the new hires would help support the massive retraining of the 35,000 - member department Bratton ordered in the wake of the July 17 death of Eric Garner, who died in police custory from an apparent chokehold. (politico.com)
The Republican prosecutor said that the information from the autopsy that determined Mr. Garner's death — following the application of an apparent chokehold by Officer Daniel Pantaleo last month — was a homicide, compelled his decision to impanel 23 civilians to hear evidence and vote on whether Mr. Pantaleo or any of the other cops who brought him to the ground will be tried in court. (observer.com)