New York Police Officer Death

New York police said an officer was shot and another knifed in the borough of Brooklyn shortly before midnight on Wednesday, but it was unclear if the attack was related to mass protests over the death of an unarmed black man.

Sandeep Dhaliwal, the Indian-American Sikh police officer who was shot dead in US on Friday during a traffic stop, was a "hero for his community" during Hurricane Harvey that hit Texas in 2017, the New York Police Department said today. He touched many lives during his 10 years of service, according to his colleague.

A New York police officer was suspended Friday after a judge recommended that he be sacked for placing a black man in a banned choke hold just before his death five years ago.

A New York police officer accused of placing a 43-year-old black man in a banned choke hold just before his death in 2014 will not face federal charges, the government said, in a decision slammed by the victim's family as an "insult."

The YouTube star Etika, who had recently turned his gaming channel into a venue for rants and confrontations with police officers, was found dead in New York's East River this week after posting a video expressing suicidal thoughts, though the cause of death has not yet been released.

The disciplinary trial of the New York City police officer who put Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in a fatal chokehold will begin on Monday, nearly five years after widely seen video of the death sparked a national outcry about policing tactics.

A New York City police detective was shot and killed by "friendly fire" while another officer was shot as they responded to an armed robbery, the city's police chief said.

As Akai Gurley bled to death in a New York stairwell, the police officer who accidentally shot him was upstairs arguing with his partner about whether to call in the incident, prosecutors said at the start of the officer's trial yesterday.

Hundreds of people marched, prayed and observed a moment of silence in Ferguson, Missouri, on Sunday, a year to the day after a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death, igniting months of protests and a national debate on race and justice.

Baltimore residents cautiously celebrated news on Friday that six police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray face criminal charges, a marked contrast to recent rioting over fraught relations between police and the African-American community.

A grand jury has indicted a New York police officer over the death of an unarmed black father of one in a Brooklyn stairwell, US media reported Tuesday.

The "broken windows" law enforcement strategy of aggressively pursuing petty criminals is coming under attack, after a grand jury this week decided not to indict a New York police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man.

The outrage over a grand jury's decision not to indict a New York police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man showed no sign of abating on Friday, as activists promised a fresh round of protests.

Demonstrations broke out in New York City after a grand jury, on Wednesday, declined to charge a white police officer in the choking death of a black man, days after a similar decision sparked unrest in US cities.

A grand jury on Wednesday said it would not charge a white New York police officer in the choking death of a black man, US media reported.

New York police said an officer was shot and another knifed in the borough of Brooklyn shortly before midnight on Wednesday, but it was unclear if the attack was related to mass protests over the death of an unarmed black man.

Sandeep Dhaliwal, the Indian-American Sikh police officer who was shot dead in US on Friday during a traffic stop, was a "hero for his community" during Hurricane Harvey that hit Texas in 2017, the New York Police Department said today. He touched many lives during his 10 years of service, according to his colleague.

A New York police officer was suspended Friday after a judge recommended that he be sacked for placing a black man in a banned choke hold just before his death five years ago.

A New York police officer accused of placing a 43-year-old black man in a banned choke hold just before his death in 2014 will not face federal charges, the government said, in a decision slammed by the victim's family as an "insult."

The YouTube star Etika, who had recently turned his gaming channel into a venue for rants and confrontations with police officers, was found dead in New York's East River this week after posting a video expressing suicidal thoughts, though the cause of death has not yet been released.

The disciplinary trial of the New York City police officer who put Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in a fatal chokehold will begin on Monday, nearly five years after widely seen video of the death sparked a national outcry about policing tactics.

A New York City police detective was shot and killed by "friendly fire" while another officer was shot as they responded to an armed robbery, the city's police chief said.

As Akai Gurley bled to death in a New York stairwell, the police officer who accidentally shot him was upstairs arguing with his partner about whether to call in the incident, prosecutors said at the start of the officer's trial yesterday.

Hundreds of people marched, prayed and observed a moment of silence in Ferguson, Missouri, on Sunday, a year to the day after a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death, igniting months of protests and a national debate on race and justice.

Baltimore residents cautiously celebrated news on Friday that six police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray face criminal charges, a marked contrast to recent rioting over fraught relations between police and the African-American community.

A grand jury has indicted a New York police officer over the death of an unarmed black father of one in a Brooklyn stairwell, US media reported Tuesday.

The "broken windows" law enforcement strategy of aggressively pursuing petty criminals is coming under attack, after a grand jury this week decided not to indict a New York police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man.

The outrage over a grand jury's decision not to indict a New York police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man showed no sign of abating on Friday, as activists promised a fresh round of protests.

Demonstrations broke out in New York City after a grand jury, on Wednesday, declined to charge a white police officer in the choking death of a black man, days after a similar decision sparked unrest in US cities.

A grand jury on Wednesday said it would not charge a white New York police officer in the choking death of a black man, US media reported.