The man who recorded the police chokehold killing of Eric Garner will plead guilty to drug and weapon charges. He believes law enforcement has targeted him.
According to a 2015 report on hate crimes in New York, conducted by the Division of Criminal Justice Services, more than half—51.4 percent—of all incidents involved an anti-religious bias, with 287 incidents reported. In the crimes against persons category, Muslims came in second, making up 6.2 percent with 16 incidents reported.
Williams was caught selling MetroCard swipes on September 17, 2013 and ran from the police. He was eventually tackled to the ground and restrained by handcuffs at 1:57 p.m., according to the surveillance footage.
Commissioner Bratton also revealed that the department's preparedness comes from the support of two new tactical units; a 550 person Critical Response Command and a similarly trained 800 officer unit.
On April 6, 2014, Dockery set fire to a mattress in his Coney Island apartment to pass the time while he waited for family who lived in the building. He was 16 at the time of the crime.
Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said that police are questioning witnesses again in order to accurately verify claims.
Kenneth Ramsuer, Glenn Grays' lawyer, said the confrontation shook Grays to his core and he's been unable to return to work.
Forty-one-year-old Aitabdel Salem, a native of Algeria, spent five months on New York's Rikers Island because, uhm, officials failed to tell him that bail was set at $2.
The high school student was shot twice — once in each bicep — with one of the bullets punching through her arm and into her chest.
More than eight months after Gabay's death, it's unclear what led police to the alleged gunman.
