Sentences with phrase «involving police shootings»

To see what I mean, just think of the numerous tragedies this year involving police shootings of unarmed African - Americans in places like Ferguson, Cleveland, Staten Island, and South Carolina, as well as the death of Freddy Gray in Baltimore at the hands of police there.

Obtained multi-million dollar settlement in a wrongful death 1983 action involving a police shooting.

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Within a matter of minutes, Twitter users had identified him in one of the eyewitness videos — clearly not involved in the shooting — even as the police message was being retweeted tens of thousands of times, and TV news channels were still calling him a suspect.

Jacobs: Former police commissioner Charles Ramsey implemented a lot of reforms towards police - involved shootings in the department after the Department of Justice released that study a few years ago.

One official characterized the incident to The Post as involving «the fog of war» and said that one accidental shot could have caused what police call «contagious fire» amid the chaos of the day.

For example, there have recently been multiple shootings involving police officers.

Anchorage Police say they have located a vehicle that was involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon.

So far, officials don't know much about the attack, including motive, how many people were involved or the identity of the man police fatally shot.

Cullars - Doty is involved in Black Lives Matter Minnesota, Black Lives Matter Twin Cities, and the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar, referring to Jamar Clark, the 24 - year - old who several witness said was shot by police while handcuffed.

During the period 1990 to 2011, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department ranked third in the nation in officer - involved shootings per capita, behind Houston and Chicago.

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.

Two weeks after New York Police Department officers fatally shot a mentally disturbed man they thought was armed with a gun, de Blasio launched a task force aimed at improving city responses to emergencies involving the mentally ill.

A bipartisan delegation of Troy City Council members met Friday with the state attorney general's office to discuss recommendations in its report on an investigation of a 2016 fatal police - involved shooting.

The Police Department's current policy is to release some footage on a case - by - case basis at the commissioner's discretion, and it has done so in three police - involved shooPolice Department's current policy is to release some footage on a case - by - case basis at the commissioner's discretion, and it has done so in three police - involved shoopolice - involved shootings.

Abelove is charged with felony perjury and official misconduct, a misdemeanor, for his handling of a fatal Troy police - involved shooting of a driver in April of 2016.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Authorities were searching Sunday for a suspect involved in the shooting of a Rochester police officer.

Fifteen people suspected to have been variously involved in the shooting incident at Lapaz that claimed the life of a policeman and caused injury to another have been arrested by the police.

The mayor lauded the police generally, and specifically commended the two rookie officers involved in a shooting yesterday in Bed - Stuy.

And a measure to require a special prosecutor to handle police - involved fatal shootings also failed, Cuomo said.

Police are still searching for the suspects involved in the shooting, and have offered a $ 12,500 reward for information about the shooting.

A spokesman for District Attorney Thomas Spota, whose office investigates all police - involved shootings, did not respond to a request for comment.

Authorities were searching yesterday for a suspect involved in the shooting of a Rochester police officer.

Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared visibly upset Thursday as he spoke about the personal impact of the police - involved shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana earlier this week, saying he respects law enforcement but fears for his children.

Authorities have identified the Syracuse police officer who was involved in a shooting while responding to a call on the city's Near West Side.

The union representing state university and park police as well as forest rangers and EnCon officers has joined the protest against film director Quentin Tarantino's remarks last month in which he characterized officers involved in a police shooting as murderers.

Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove was indicted today following an investigation into his handling of a fatal police - involved shooting.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order giving the state attorney general's office the authority to investigate Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove for his handling of a case involving the fatal shooting of a DWI suspect by a Troy police officer last April.

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.

Troy officials would not explain what Mayor Patrick Madden asserted were factual errors in the State Attorney General's Office report criticizing the Troy Police Department's investigation of the fatal officer - involved shooting of a DWI suspect during an April 2016 traffic stop.

They can do it in terms of planting evidence, and in the most extreme cases they can do it in terms of killing people,» Clarkson added, referring to police - involved shootings and other fatal incidents.

The AG's report further suggests the Troy police department should overhaul its investigative approach to officer - involved shootings; abstain from prejudging (and publicly announcing) the results of an investigation before it has been completed; make broad efforts to identify and promptly speak with all civilian witnesses; and properly train investiagtors in the evaluation of evidence, as well as reaching out to outside experts when questions arise.

With tears in their eyes, the Graham family addressed the media after their 90 - minute meeting with Bharara and called for Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton to fire all the officers involved in the shooting.

Troy police investigate an incident Sunday, April 17, 2016, that involved a suspect allegedly pinning a Troy police officer with his car, with the officer shooting into the car killing the suspect.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order Wednesday giving the state attorney general's office the authority to investigate Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove for his handling of a case involving the fatal shooting of a DWI suspect by a Troy police officer last April.

Abelove is under fire for allegedly giving the officer involved in the 2016 police involved fatal shooting of Edson Thevenin improper immunity, and withholding evidence from the grand jury.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared visibly upset as he spoke about the personal impact of the police - involved shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana earlier this week, saying he respects law enforcement but fears for his children.

Republican NYC mayoral contender Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis says she'll be a better manager than de Blasio — but she was fuzzy on the details of the minimum wage and police - involved shooting investigations, both of which were issues decided in Albany.

More than a dozen people were arrested in Manhattan last night while protesting two fatal police - involved shootings.

The state attorney general's investigation of Rensselaer County DA Joel Abelove's handling of a police - involved shooting is now before a grand jury.

BASC, the UK's largest shooting organisation, has been involved with the Policing and Crime Bill since the start of its passage through Parliament last year.

Cuomo's proposal would allow him to appoint a special counsel to review cases of police - involved shootings when they are not presented to a grand jury or when a grand jury fails to return an indictment.

Lentol said he preferred to make permanent Cuomo's executive order last year which empowered Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office to investigate and prosecute police - involved shootings.

The Rensselaer County District Attorney has recused himself from an investigation into a non-fatal police - involved shooting last month in Troy.

Under an Executive Order by Governor Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Schneiderman is empowered to examine all police - involved shootings of unarmed civilians and, if necessary, take the case to a grand jury.

Residents on Syracuse's Near West Side are looking for ways to move forward after the Father's Day shooting that involved a police officer and left one man dead.

Recent events have brought new attention to police - involved shootings and how they are investigated in New York's Capital Region.

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 Western Regional Police Command has arrested four Chinese nationals suspected to be involved in the shooting of a thirty year old Ghanaian, Nana Boamah, a lotto operator at Wassa Akropong.

Mount Vernon — Two people were shot in Mount Vernon during an undercover operation involving the NYPD Friday, when an apparent undercover operation in the Bronx bled into Westchester County, police sources said.

Schenectady County's District Attorney has been appointed as a special prosecutor after the Rensselaer County DA recused himself from an investigation into a police - involved shooting.