Sentences with phrase «in police encounters»

The Rev. Al Sharpton challenged the National Rifle Association to defend the gun rights of two black men killed in police encounters last week in Louisiana and Minnesota.

The order gave Schneiderman the power to conduct independent investigations in police encounters when, «in his opinion, there is a significant question as to whether the civilian was armed and dangerous at the time of his death.»

Not exact matches

The incident comes at a time when police agencies in the US have made headlines for fatally shooting suspects during encounters in which the suspect was suffering from the affects of mental illness or, in many more cases, did not have a weapon.

In October 2015, South Carolina police responding to a 911 hang - up call encountered Larry Anthony Busha.

In Dallas and Baltimore, police departments have partnered with Socrata to monitor and report data on violent encounters between officers and the public.

Authorities in Baton Rouge last week thwarted a planned attack on police officers days after the shooting of Alton Sterling, a 37 - year - old black man who was killed by police in an encounter that was largely captured on video and raised widespread concerns about the officers» actions.

GETTING THEM REAL HELP If you encounter girls who are under 18 you should refer them to «Children of the Night» (if you have one in your area) or even the local police department.

And my whole thing is that people do not understand how racism is so destructive — not only in the obvious ways like segregation or red lining or police violence, but by the mere fact that even if you're not encountering those specific struggles, racism can still kill you by eroding your health.

A police report that became public last month, after a sexual assault case against Bryant was dropped, reveals that on July 2, 2003, shortly after the incident in a Colorado hotel room that changed his life, Bryant told investigators that Shaq had paid women up to $ 1 million to remain silent about sexual encounters.

A Civilian Complaint Review Board report on the use of Tasers by the New York Police Department was scrubbed of language highlighting a central finding in an earlier - circulated draft report: that in most Taser encounters reviewed, officers used the stun guns on unarmed people.

The measures include long - sought bills such as raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 and enhancing grand jury transparency as well as enshrining a special prosecutor for cases in which civilians die in encounters with police.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a series of proposals for reforming the state's criminal justice system, in response to heightened tensions over the death of an unarmed Staten Island resident after an encounter with police, as well as the recent murder of two police officers

Cuomo, saying there is a «crisis of confidence» in the criminal justice system, signed an executive order to have the state's attorney general take over from local district attorneys, anytime a unarmed civilian is killed in an encounter with police, and there are questions about what happened.

Cuomo signed the executive order last July in the wake of a series of controversial and fatal encounters between police and unarmed civilians in New York and across the nation.

More than two years after the New York City Police Department implemented new procedures for stop - and - frisk encounters, officers continue to undercount street stops, a court - appointed monitor said in a new report.

Cuomo's office as well has insisted the changes announced in the MOU are surface level, in part because of the technical problems the State Police encountered when trying to set up the database.

The labour had encountered resistance from the police in some states since it began the strike action.

Let me start by expressing my profound gratitude to the National Assembly and the House Committee on Police Affairs in particular, for the attention accorded the «Nigeria Police Trust Fund» Bill so far; in view of the setbacks encountered by the previous National Assemblies to pass the Police Trust Fund Bill into Law.

Family members of those who died during encounters with police met Tuesday with Governor Andrew Cuomo in Albany, where the governor agreed to a compromise with the families about appointing a special prosecutor in such cases.

Schneiderman is acting for the first time under an order issued last month by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo giving the attorney general authority in cases in which people die in encounters with police.

The two killings, on top of fatal police encounters elsewhere in the country, helped spark protests nationwide, calling for law enforcement officials to be held accountable for killing unarmed civilians.

In December, the AG declined to prosecute Buffalo police in the case of Wardel Davis, who died from an asthma attack during an encounter with the policIn December, the AG declined to prosecute Buffalo police in the case of Wardel Davis, who died from an asthma attack during an encounter with the policin the case of Wardel Davis, who died from an asthma attack during an encounter with the police.

The legislation comes in light of a spike in bystanders capturing incidents of police - civilian encounters on video.

The June 6th, 2015 escape of inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional Facility near Plattsburgh led to a massive three - week manhunt, in which Matt was killed in an encounter with state police and Sweat was shot and wounded and recaptured.

Cuomo signed the order following a series of controversial fatal encounters between police and unarmed civilians in New York and across the nation.

Cuomo signed the order after Abelove challenged an executive order last July giving the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate incidents in which unarmed civilians are killed during encounters with police.

Ivy, who suffered from a mental illness, died in April 2015, following an encounter with three Albany Police officers.

The Nigerian Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal team have detonated two IED vests recovered from the killed suicide bombers Beaten by the troops and unable to force their way into the metropolis, the insurgents retreated and callously resorted to attacking locals who, reacting to the encounter were fleeing in confusion from Bille Shuwa and Alkaranti villages with Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device.

Trujillo said he was disappointed the City Council had chosen to boost the ranks of the NYPD, citing instances in which residents in minority communities had been killed or harmed in encounters with the police.

Rensselaer County D.A. Joel Abelove says because Faison was armed, the shooting does not fall under the recent executive order from Governor Andrew Cuomo empowering Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to review police - citizen encounters that end in a civilian death.

A review of internal Buffalo police records and state law raises questions over the refusal of two officers to cooperate with the attorney general's office as it investigated the death of Wardel Davis during an encounter with the police in February.

And on Wednesday he was arrested by police in New York City after he filmed an encounter between the officers and another man.

Theresa May faced outright hostility when she spoke at the Police Federation today, in what became a bruising encounter for the home secretary.

Interviews and previously undisclosed documents obtained by The New York Times provide new details and a fresh understanding of how the seemingly routine police encounter that ended in Garner's death began, how it hurtled toward its deadly conclusion and how the police and emergency medical workers responded.

James Burke, a former Suffolk County police chief charged with beating a handcuffed burglary suspect and pressuring detectives to conceal the encounter, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court on Long Island.

Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove has asked the state district attorneys association to join him in challenging the constitutionality of Cuomo's executive order giving the state attorney general the authority to intervene in cases involving fatal encounters between police and unarmed civilians.

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«We had to literally train him, as families have all over this city for decades, in how to take special care in any encounter he may have with police officers who are there to protect him,» he said at the time.

Today, reacting to a spate of fatal encounters between police and people of color in New York and in Ferguson, Mo., de Blasio said the incidents showed that «something is wrong in this country that's going unaddressed.»

Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, who was killed during a police encounter on Staten Island two years ago after being placed in a chokehold, said the reforms are being blocked by Bratton and politics, adding that her son would be alive today if the NYPD could be trusted to follow rules on its own.

The grand jury review took place after the attorney general's office notified Abelove it was reviewing the case under a gubernatorial order giving Schneiderman's office jurisdiction in cases involving fatal encounters between police and unarmed civilians.

Eric Garner's mother believes her son may still be alive today if the city had taken tougher actions in response to substantiated abuse allegations against New York Police Department officer Daniel Pantaleo before he encountered Garner on Staten Island in 2014.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently announced he was convening a grand jury in his investigation of a fatal encounter involving Troy police in 2016.

Buffalo's plans for body cameras come as the state Attorney General's Office is investigating the deaths of two men in the past three months during encounters with Buffalo police officers.

There are growing calls in Albany for a special prosecutor to investigate police encounters with unarmed citizens that end in the death of the person.

«Each and every day we depend on thousands of uniformed officers to keep our streets and communities safe, and many New Yorkers are deeply concerned that we have seen encounters with police cost unarmed civilians their lives,» Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson (D - Bronx), chair of the Public Safety Committee, said in a statement.

The procedures, agreed to by Council leaders, the de Blasio administration and police leaders, may significantly change interactions between officers and people on the street in certain encounters.

The governor also sought a law to create a special monitor to step in and investigate whenever an unarmed civilian is killed in an encounter with police.

The organization, of which Schneiderman had been a member before his resignation, has had a prickly relationship with Cuomo over the governor's 2015 executive order that gave Schneiderman the authority to intervene as a special prosecutor in cases involving fatal encounters between police and unarmed civilians.

Cuomo had signed the 2015 order following a series of controversial fatal encounters between police and unarmed civilians in New York and across the nation.