chokehold

New York appeals court hears arguments over grand jury records in chokehold death

A New York state appeals court heard arguments on Tuesday over unsealing minutes of a grand jury tha...

Jun 17, 2015 06:17 AM EDT

New York City settles with family of slain black teen for $3.9 million

New York City has settled with the family of an unarmed black teen fatally shot by police in 2012, a...

Jan 31, 2015 09:07 AM EST

Inspector general: Some NY police use chokehold as first response

A new inspector general blasted the New York City Police Department on Monday for failing to punish ...

Jan 12, 2015 07:33 PM EST

Off duty, black cops in New York feel threat from fellow police

From the dingy donut shops of Manhattan to the cloistered police watering holes in Brooklyn, a numbe...

Dec 24, 2014 02:08 AM EST

U.S. chokehold protesters stage 'die-ins', issue demands in NY

Students at medical schools around the United States staged "die-ins" to protest the chokehold death...

Dec 11, 2014 02:02 AM EST

Top U.S. justice official promises probe after NYC police chokehold death

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday promised a full investigation into the choking death o...

Dec 04, 2014 09:11 PM EST

Protesters block NY streets after officer cleared in chokehold death

Thousands of demonstrators disrupted New York City traffic into early Thursday after a grand jury de...

Dec 04, 2014 03:37 AM EST

U.S. justice system makes it difficult to indict a cop

A grand jury decision not to indict a New York policeman over a fatal chokehold underscores how diff...

Dec 04, 2014 03:19 AM EST