Mother Who Had Son Ripped From Her Arms By NYPD Gets $625K In Settlement

A mother whose child was ripped from her arms by NYPD officers inside a Brooklyn administrative building has been awarded a $625,000 settlement from New York City, officials confirmed. Jazmine Headley was seeking unspecified damages in her federal suit, filed back in August in Brooklyn. NBC New York reports: Officers responding to a call about…

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NYPD Judge Recommends Firing Officer Responsible For Eric Garner’s Chokehold Death

A New York City police department administrative judge has recommended that the police officer who was responsible for the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a black man whose dying words — “I can’t breathe” — be fired. The judge’s findings in the disciplinary case of Officer Daniel Pantaleo were provided to his lawyer and…

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