Gwen Carr Eric Garner

NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a black man who died after being placed in a white police officer’s chokehold reached a $5.9 million settlement with the city on Monday, days before the anniversary of his death. Eric Garner’s family in October filed a notice of claim, the first step in filing a lawsuit […]

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 […]

  In response to allegations that she asked a high-ranking officer to fix a traffic ticket for her earlier this month, Gwen Carr (pictured) said…