Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, dismissed a report that officers gave her preferential treatment after an routine traffic stop.
The NY Daily News reports:
The mom of NYPD chokehold victim Eric Garner says the kind-hearted cops who fixed her broken car headlight were under no orders from police brass.
Gwen Carr, speaking Saturday at the National Action Network, dismissed a report that officers gave her preferential treatment after an Oct. 21 traffic stop.
“I didn’t ask anyone to do anything for me,” Carr insisted. “As the police explained, it was a courtesy on their end.”
Police-union officials charge cops were forced to repair the busted headlight to help the 65-year-old Carr avoid a summons.
Carr also refuted charges that she dialed Staten Island’s top cop from the scene after police pulled her over.
“I don’t know the commander’s number,” she said. “I would have never even thought about calling the commander. For a light bulb?”
Carr said she remains upset by the lack of criminal charges against even a single suspect in her son’s July 17 death.
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