Sentences with phrase «police shooting cases»

BLM was more a response to some high - profile police shooting cases than anything Obama did or said.

District Attorney David Soares has been urged by activists to take stand, but says Governor Andrew Cuomo's July executive order giving the state attorney general powers above those of local D.A.'s in civilian police shooting cases has stalled the case, which the administration disputes.

The failure to obtain an indictment also shows the need for a special prosecutor to oversee police shooting cases, he said.

The government email records of Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove were seized by investigators with the state attorney general's office in an ongoing investigation into his handling of a fatal police shooting case last year in Troy.

Though not exactly a friend of progressives — this summer he'll be tried on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his handling of a fatal police shooting case (he has pleaded not guilty)-- he did strike a short - lived deal with Walmart last year stipulating that two of its stores would not contact law enforcement regarding shoplifting incidents unless the loss exceeded $ 100.

The petition by Abelove was thrown out and he was later indicted by Schneiderman's office on charges that he lied to a grand jury about his handling of a fatal police shooting case in the city of Troy.

Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove, who is accused of two misdemeanors and one felony related to his handling of a fatal police shooting case, has moved to dismiss the indictment against him, arguing that «the evidence before the grand jury» did not support the charges, according to court filings this month.

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.

Nicki Minaj summed up her frustration with Alton Sterling's case by posting the name of 14 other victims of police shootings, followed by the phrase «no conviction.»

Although police never recovered the weapon used to shoot Lloyd, five.45 - caliber shell casings were found at the scene of the crime.

If that were not the case, police would not carry guns because they would have a better chance of not getting shot.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that Renssealer County District Attorney Joel Abelove, who had been handling the inquiry into a fatal police shooting of an African - American man in Troy, would step aside, clearing the way for the AG's office to investigate the case.

Since being given authority in certain police fatal shootings, Schneiderman has declined to take over several cases, but he recently won an indictment against an off - duty officer who shot and killed a motorist during a so - called «road rage» case.

The oratorical flourish at the end of the debate on Syria was the most vivid example of defiance, but it was also Hilary who used a Today programme interview soon after Corbyn had been elected to politely insist that Labour policy was in favour of renewing trident and then to appear once again to express his support for the right of police to «shoot to kill», in both cases against the publicly declared position of his leader.

RENSSELAER — A Rensselaer County grand jury on Thursday wanted answers about the speed with which District Attorney Joel Abelove presented a fatal police shooting to another grand jury in 2016, according to a retired Troy detective who investigated the case.

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The case, along with a police shooting in Missouri of teenager Michael Brown that led to no charges of a local police officer there, led to a series of protests in cities around the country and a debate over police tactics as well as calls to reform the criminal justice system.

The attorney general's office is immersed in a two - pronged investigation that's examining both the actions of Troy police in the fatal shooting as well as Abelove's handling of the case.

Mr. Thompson is now in the spotlight after grand juries failed to indict police in the cases of Garner and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. because he empaneled a grand jury to decide whether a unarmed Brooklyn man shot to death by a police officer last month should be indicted.

The extraordinary seizure was part of an ongoing probe by the attorney general into Abelove's controversial handling of a case in which a Troy police officer was cleared in the April 2016 shooting death of a DWI suspect.

From the start, the case of Peter Liang, a former Brooklyn police officer convicted in February of manslaughter for the shooting of Akai Gurley in a housing project stairwell, has seen its share of twists and turns.

«I know plenty of police officers shot in the line of duty, many of whom were working on my cases,» Katko explained.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is reviewing the case of a Putnam County man who died Nov. 30 when he was shot by Carmel, Putnam County, police with a stun gun.

The court has ruled on the public advocate's powers in four other cases since then, and it affirmed Green's right to sue in another public - records case, after then - mayor Rudy Giuliani released the juvenile criminal records of an unarmed man who was shot by police.

In the hopes of finding new leads on the case, Suffolk County police today released a portion of surveillance video that shows Oheka Castle owner and political power broker Gary Melius being shot.

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.

The findings of the investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office of the fatal Troy police shooting of a 37 - year - old black man could undermine jurors» confidence in officers testifying in future cases, defense lawyers said.

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 investigation has focused on whether Abelove interfered with the attorney general's jurisdiction last year when he quickly presented the fatal shooting case to a grand jury that cleared a Troy police sergeant of wrongdoing in the slaying of a DWI suspect.

«Oftentimes, the only evidence left behind at the scene of a shooting are bullet shell casings,» Meng said, describing the importance of microstamping to police investigators.

The Westchester County Democratic Committee Chairman Mr. Reginald A. Lafayette said that he doesn't think New York State needs and Independent Prosecutor for questionable police shootings and that we have to determine whether or not we need an independent prosecutor on a case by case basis,» Chamberlain tells BW.

But the Sergeant's Benevolent Association has called on Police Commissioner James O'Neill to recuse himself from any involvement in the case of Sgt. Hugh Barry — because of his critical comments after the shooting.

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.

Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler said detectives recovered bullet casings from four guns, meaning not just the police officer fired, and that the officer said she heard gunfire erupt before the shoPolice Chief Frank Fowler said detectives recovered bullet casings from four guns, meaning not just the police officer fired, and that the officer said she heard gunfire erupt before the shopolice officer fired, and that the officer said she heard gunfire erupt before the shooting.

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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year signed an order that required the AG's office take over as special prosecutor for cases in which a police officer shoots and kills an unarmed civilian.

In light of the Ferguson shooting, Black Westchester Magazine is reminded of the many cases of Police Criminality here in Westchester County.

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.

His announcement Thursday comes as he has spent recent months trying to repair his relationship with the left - wing of the Democratic party by pushing to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 - an - hour and granting the Attorney General the power to investigate cases where the police shoot civilians.

TROY — The findings of the investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office of the fatal Troy police shooting of a 37 - year - old black man could undermine jurors» confidence in officers testifying in future cases, defense lawyers 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 report covered 10 cases between 2009 and 2014 where the Civilian Complaint Review Board determined officers used chokeholds, but the office delayed the release of their 34 - page report by three weeks after the shootings deaths of the two police officers in Brooklyn last month.

In September, the attorney general's office declined to investigate the shooting of a Mt. Vernon man by police, leaving the case in the hands of Westchester County DA Janet DiFiore.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Four months after a deadly shooting at Buffalo's Anchor Bar, police have made an arrest in the homicide case.

Mr. de Blasio urged the public not to «connect the dots» between the Gurley death and other incidents, like the Garner case and the uproar in Ferguson, Mo. after a grand jury failed to indict a white police officer for shooting to death a black teenager.

In addition to the Burke - Loeb case, Newsday has reported that the comprehensive federal scrutiny of Spota's office has included whether there was anything unlawful in the handling of the investigation into the shooting of Huntington Station taxi driver Thomas Moroughan by an off - duty Nassau County police officer; the circumstances under which former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy gave up a $ 4.1 - million - dollar campaign chest to the district attorney's office, and also agreed not to run for re-election; the legality of a wiretap placed on the phone of former Suffolk detective John Oliva; the resolution of the criminal case against well - known Suffolk criminal lawyer Robert Macedonio; the office's distribution of asset - forfeiture money; and the investigation into a number of political associates of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

However, rather than cooperate, «Abelove quickly and surreptitiously presented the case to a grand jury,» before whom he withheld material evidence and «took the extraordinary step of conferring immunity upon» the Troy police officer who shot Thevenin, the AG said in a statement.

The timing of Gurley's death comes at a particularly sensitive time for the department, which is bracing for possible demonstrations and protests in response to a decision from a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, about whether to proceed with a criminal case against a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager.

The Onondaga County District Attorney's office rose concerns in April about Syracuse Police forensic evidence used in several shooting cases.

Assistant District Attorneys Eugene T. Partridge III and Meghan E. Leydecker prosecuted the case with Feroleto, and Flaherty also commended the work of Buffalo Police Detectives Scott Malec, Mark White and Christopher Sterlace, who investigated the shootings.