A chokehold is a type of restraint used by law enforcement or security personnel in which one person applies pressure to another person's throat or windpipe, cutting off their air supply. Full definition
Half of the officers identified in chokehold complaints had six or more CCRB complaints, were among the other findings. (dnainfo.com)
The PBA letter is the latest salvo in the relationship between the PBA and the de Blasio administration since a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the apparent police chokehold death of Eric Garner. (newyork.cbslocal.com)
Gurley's death came less than six months after Eric Garner died of a police chokehold on Staten Island. (politico.com)