Sentences with phrase «deaths involving police»

I've felt having police officers investigate cases of serious injury or death involving police officers does not serve the police nor does it serve the community.

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The Democratic presidential candidate released a statement after the Department of Justice announced that it would be opening a civil rights investigation into the death of Alton Sterling: «Too many African American families mourn the loss of a loved one from a police - involved incident.

A Glen Ellyn police officer involved in the controversial shooting death of an unarmed man in April helped rescue an Addison man from a burning vehicle Tuesday in Lombard.

Civil liberties lawyers urged a state judge to reverse Staten Island DA Dan Donovan's attempt to keep secret the grand jury testimony concerning the police chokehold death of Eric Garner, saying the public needs to reconcile a widely watched video of the arrest with the decision not to indict the officer involved.

Suffolk County has agreed to pay $ 1.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a 17 - year - old girl who was killed in a car crash involving two police officers nearly a decade ago.

Left on the table from last session is a law establishing a permanent special prosecutor for cases involving civilian deaths at the hands of police.

The state's top judge on Tuesday called for a package of reforms to the legal system's grand jury process, including transparency in cases involving deaths of civilians caused by police officers.

The congressman is a regular critic of de Blasio on several police reform issues, and has called on the NYPD to fire officers involved in the death of Eric Garner in Tompkinsville nearly two and a half years ago.

Lentol pointed to his colleague, Assemblyman Keith Wright, who last week introduced a bill that would create a special investigatory office under the attorney general to look into police - involved deaths.

Keith's leadership has ensured that New York leads the nation.We were the first state to dedicate a month to gun violence awareness, we've raised the minimum wage, and are leading the way with the creation of a special prosecutor to investigate when police officers are involved in the deaths of unarmed civilians.

The Assistant Inspector - General of police, Zone 5, Rasheed Akintunde, has ordered the arrest of three policemen who were allegedly involved in the death of one Samson...

Schneiderman's staff is looking to see if it falls within the guidelines of a July 8 executive order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo which requires the attorney general's office to investigate all police - involved deaths of unarmed civilians, sources told the Daily News.

Back in August, Soares» office had asked Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to take over the investigation into Ivy's death, based on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order giving Schneiderman special prosecutor powers in police - involved civilian deaths.

Responding to the ongoing controversies over the non-indictment of a police officer in the death of Eric Garner, Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a seven - point plan to change the way cops and communities interact and to reform legal proceedings involving police - related fatalities.

My tires have been punctured by nails, blow torches, and wooden stakes (7 destroyed tires and counting); there have been multiple death threats, I have been beaten, robbed, defamed, sued, obstructed and even arrested and convicted on false charges brought by corrupt police officers (currently the subject of an appeal and a federal lawsuit against the three police officers involved).

Elected officials and activists have rallied over the incident, saying it echoes other local and national police - involved deaths.

Still, several cases involved deaths at the hands of the police have eventually wound up under the purview of federal prosecutors.

After a grand jury chose not to indict a police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner last year, Democratic leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins called for the placement of body cameras on police officers and introduced legislation that would require the use of a special prosecutor in cases involving police officers who kill unarmed legislation.

Just hours after Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries and Gregory Meeks — who wrote a missive to Mr. Holder along with Congressmen Charles Rangel and Jose Serrano, and Congresswomen Yvette Clarke and Nydia Velazquez — argued that Mr. Donovan's institutional relationship with the police department compromises his ability to investigate the officers involved in Mr. Garner's death, Mr. Grimm responded with a sharp defense of his fellow Republican and Staten Islander.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will be appointed a special prosecutor in cases involving police - related deaths of unarmed civilians after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers failed to reach a broader agreement on criminal justice reform measures.

Cuomo has said he backs more transparency in the grand jury process as well as potentially appointing special prosecutors with deaths that involve police officers.

Stewart - Cousins said she would support either appointing a special prosecutor in future cases involving police deaths or have Schneiderman's office take on that role directly until legislation ca be passed.

That IPCC investigators arrive in the early «golden hours» of cases of death or serious injury involving police officers, rather than turn up when the trail had gone cold.

A state Supreme Court justice overseeing a drug case involving the man charged with killing a NYPD police officer last month said de Blasio should «look into a mirror» before blaming others for the officer's death.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel should not acquiesce to calls for his resignation, even as Emanuel comes under increasing scorn for his handling of the police - involved deaths of black residents in his city.

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«Others involved have consistently maintained in their respective statements to the Police that our Client did not instruct them to take the remains of the deceased to the hospital, nor did the deceased enter our Client's vehicle at any point that evening, nor does he have a hand in the death or transport of the remains of the deceased

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to compel Rensselaer District Attorney Joel Abelove to comply with an executive order governing the investigation of police - involved deaths of civilians.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner should follow Cuomo's lead and appoint a special prosecutor to oversee police - involved civilian deaths, the Rev. Al Sharpton said.

Cuomo at the time said the effort was meant to remove doubts raised by police reform advocates that the prosecution was too close with police officers involved in the deaths.

Investigators believe a struggle for a New York Police Department officer's gun led to the Tuesday shooting death of a man involved in a car chase from the Bronx into Westchester County, a law - enforcement official said.

ALBANY — The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York said on Monday that Governor Andrew Cuomo's executive order appointing Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to oversee cases of police - involved civilian death was «gravely flawed and will harm the cause of justice.»

A state Attorney General's Office investigation into Davis» death concluded in December 2017 found no criminal charges were warranted against the two city police officers involved.

The news that the police officer involved in Eric Garner's 2014 chokehold death had received tens of thousands in overtime pay while on modified duty has reopened wounds and left some asking whether Mayor Bill de Blasio has kept his campaign pledge to transform the police department.

They include two deaths involving Buffalo Police officers, the city's Strike Force and whether checkpoints are being carried out fairly throughout the city.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel should not acquiesce to calls for his resignation, even as Emanuel comes under increasing scorn for his handling of the police - involved deaths of black residents in his city.

The two participated in a meeting with minority lawmakers held in August, 2015 to discuss an executive order granting Schneiderman special prosecutorial powers in some police - involved civilian deaths.

NYC lawmakers and activists called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to release a summary of disciplinary information about Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died while in a chokehold in 2014.

One sixth of deaths on the roads involve a driver who is over the alcohol limit, figures the MPs say show an «appalling level» of non-compliance that can only be dealt with by a more visible police presence.

In the months following, Cuomo signed an executive order appointing Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor to oversee cases of police - involved civilian deaths.

City lawmakers and activists called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to release a summary of disciplinary information about Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died while in a chokehold in 2014.

Advocates have pressured Mayor Bill de Blasio to fire Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer involved in Garner's death, and to criminally ban police chokeholds.

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Wednesday naming Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as special prosecutor to oversee cases of police - involved civilian deaths.

Two people often aligned with Mayor Bill de Blasio — the Rev. Al Sharpton and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito — spoke out against news that the police officer involved in Eric Garner's 2014 death made $ 23,220 in overtime last year.

AG Eric Schneiderman has sent investigators from his new team tasked with probing police - involved deaths to Westchester County, spokesman Eric Soufer said.

The civil rights activist has served as a spokesman for the family of Garner — a 43 - year - old Staten Island man whose chokehold death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner following a July 18 attempt to arrest him for allegedly selling loose cigarettes — and is also heavily involved in the case of Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by police in Ferguson, Mo..

The case is one of the first Schneiderman's office has examined since Gov. Andrew Cuomo named him special prosecutor earlier this month, granting him the power to investigate and if necessary prosecute police officers involved in the death of an unarmed civilian.

The executive order is one that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed nearly two years ago to allow the attorney general's office to investigate and prosecute cases that involve the deaths of unarmed individuals in confrontations with police.

It reveals that the AG's own staff is worried about flaws in Cuomo's controversial July 8 executive order that handed responsibility in cases of killings by police to Schneiderman — an ally of the Rev. Al Sharpton — in the face of intense political pressure from black Democrats that resulted from the tragic death of Garner and other cases involving police killings across the country.

In a meeting with the Times Union's editorial board, Soares repeated various concerns regarding Cuomo's Executive Order No. 147, the July edict that changed the way New York investigates and prosecutes police - involved deaths of civilians.