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  • NYPD Detective Charged With Being a Disgusting Creep Who Preys on Women

    A detective with the New York City Police Department has been arrested and charged after police say he went around peering in bedroom windows with a flashlight and then exposing himself to those inside, and three of those alleged victims are under the age of 16. NBC New York reports that Robert Francis, a 17-year…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Leaked Documents Reveal How the NYPD Ignored Abusive History of the Cop Who Killed Eric Garner

    On July 17, 2014, New York City Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo grabbed Eric Garner, wrapped his arm around Garner’s neck and—even though the NYPD banned the use of choke holds in 1993—squeezed. When Garner muttered, “I can’t breathe,” Pantaleo still squeezed. Pantaleo continued to press Garner’s face into the sidewalk as the victim repeatedly…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • NYPD Captain Says Department Is More Focused on Rape by Strangers, Not Acquaintances

    A New York City police captain has blamed the lack of arrests in sexual assault reports on the fact that most of the reported cases were “acquaintance rape.” Sexual attacks in the Greenpoint neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough went up by 62 percent over the last year, and according to DNAinfo, police statistics…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Police Say NYC Woman Made Up Subway Anti-Muslim Incident

    Police in New York City say that a Muslim woman who claimed that three men aboard a subway train taunted her by yelling “Donald Trump” and calling her a terrorist made up the entire incident. Baruch College student Yasmin Seweid, 18, was arrested Wednesday and charged with filing a false report and obstructing governmental administration.…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Muslim NYPD Officer Speaks Out About Being Target of Weekend Hate Attack

    A Muslim New York City police officer who was allegedly a victim of a hate crime over the weekend spoke with reporters Monday about her experience. Officer Aml Elsokary said in the press conference, covered by CBS New York, that crimes like this will not be tolerated. “I have faith that Allah is going to…

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    Monique Judge

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  • NYPD and Brooklyn Public School Students Do Mannequin Challenge to Fight Bullying

    Children from a public school in the Brownsville neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough and officers from the New York City Police Department did the mannequin challenge to call for an end to bullying. According to the New York Daily News, the students are from PS/IS 323, and the officers from Patrol Borough Brooklyn…

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    The Root Staff

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  • NYC Pays $1,500,000 to Family of Man Who Screamed ‘I Can’t Breathe’ and Died in Police Custody

    Four years before Eric Garner died after an altercation with New York City police officers on Staten Island, N.Y., another man also died in the same neighborhood, his last words eerily echoing Garner’s: “I can’t breathe.” The New York Daily News reports that New York City has agreed to pay $1.5 million to Stanley Streeter’s fiancee…

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    The Root Staff

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  • 2 Cops Kill 21-Year-Old Man in Brooklyn, NY

    Another young person of color is dead after being shot by two New York City police officers Saturday. The New York Daily News reports that two police officers shot 21-year-old Erickson Gomez Brito after he allegedly attacked them with one of their own collapsible batons in a Brooklyn, N.Y., housing project. The News reports that Officers Jennifer…

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    The Root Staff

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  • 2 Men Beat and Pull Gun on Teen in Brooklyn, NY: Report

    New York City police are now looking for two attackers who assaulted a 19-year-old man and pulled a gun on him, according to the New York Daily News. The incident reportedly arose from an argument between the victim and at least one of the two attackers, according to the report. According to the Daily News,…

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    The Root Staff

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  • NYC Woman Dies After Being Thrown in Front of Subway Train

    A 46-year-old Queens, N.Y., woman is dead after being pushed in front of a subway train in Times Square on Monday, the New York City Police Department said. Assistant Chief William Aubry, the commander of Manhattan detectives, told the New York Times that witnesses on the train and the subway platform pointed out the suspect…

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    Monique Judge

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