NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time this year, a New York City police officer has been killed by friendly fire. Officer Brian Mulkeen was fatally struck by two police bullets while struggling with an armed man after chasing and shooting at him Sunday in the Bronx, Police commissioner James O’Neill said. “This is […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Members of Eric Garner’s family want a court to force New York City’s mayor and police commissioner to answer questions under oath about their relative’s 2014 chokehold death. A petition being filed Tuesday in state court seeks a proceeding at which city officials can be questioned under penalty of perjury about […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A police sergeant accused of failing to properly supervise officers involved in the 2014 death of Eric Garner has agreed to give up about four weeks of vacation time to settle her internal disciplinary case, a police official said Wednesday. Sgt. Kizzy Adonis was the first police supervisor to arrive on […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Three suspects are in custody on Wednesday in an investigation of the videotaped dousings of New York police officers with buckets of water. Police arrested Courtney Thompson, Chad Bowden and Isiah Scott on disorderly conduct, harassment and other charges. It wasn’t immediately clear whether they had lawyers to speak for them. Thompson, 28, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump added his voice Thursday to the chorus of people upset about videos showing New York police officers getting drenched with buckets of water during a heat wave. “What took place in NYC with water being tossed on NYPD officers was a total disgrace,” Trump tweeted. “What took place […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former New York City police officer has been indicted on murder charges in Louisiana. The New Orleans Advocate reports 29-year-old Gerardo Bugallo-Beret was charged Thursday with second-degree murder in the March shooting death of Tyrone Reese. A press release from District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office says Bugallo-Beret shot 29-year-old Reese in front of an […]
Samuel J. Battle became the NYPD’s first Black police officer on June 28, 1911 in a swearing-in ceremony, going on to break other barriers as well. After nearly derailing his life as a teenager, Battle was determined to prove his doubters wrong. Battle was born January 16, 1833 in New Bern, N.C. As a teenager, […]
Does Cuba Gooding Jr. have a checkered that’s slowly coming to light? Following his arrest last week for allegedly groping a woman at a NYC bar, social media star Claudia Oshry has come forward with claims that the actor sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old. It’s yet another abuse allegation against the embattled […]
The officer who killed Eric Garner, Officer Daniel Pantaleo is now facing a departmental trial over Garner’s death. After Garner’s death a police commander reportedly said “it was no big deal if Eric Garner died.” Roland Martin talks to former police officer Redditt Hudson who is currently working with NAACP on police issues. Hudson says the […]
New York City rush hour traffic was literally brought to a halt Monday morning ahead of administrative trial for the police officer who killed Eric Garner nearly five years ago.
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge cleared the way Thursday for a disciplinary trial to begin next week for the white New York City police officer accused in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man whose pleas of “I can’t breathe” became a rallying cry against police brutality. Judge Joan Madden […]
Today I want to talk to you about a case that we shouldn’t have to still be talking about. But I’ve long since learned that the only justice we get in this country is the justice that we fight for ourselves. Just this past week, it was revealed that the NYPD’s Chief Surgeon, Eli Kleinman, […]
