The defense comes a week after Kelly first suggested that the NYPD had changed the definition of a shooting to make New York City appear to be safer than it actually is.
“We expect that every police officer develops skills and abilities that allow them to help dissolve confrontations by using the least amount of physical or lethal force”, acting Police Superintendent John Escalante said.
The New Year’s Eve fireworks has been cancelled and more than 10 000 projectiles and 100 kg of confetti have been removed by Fx3, the organisation in charge of the nine and half minute scheduled show.
In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel-who had to cut short his Cuban vacation because his police department can’t stop killing Black people-is to announce changes in tactics and training for police officers, as the Chicago Tribune reported.
In a report released Monday the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office included a photo of what it says is a real gun next to the replica gun 12-year-old Tamir Rice was using the day he was shot dead by a Cleveland, Ohio, police officer, saying the pellet gun was...
A 911 recording of a Florida woman who shot her daughter dead after thinking she was an intruder has revealed her cop husband failed to mention the 27-year-old had been shot. In the call, a man can be heard telling a dispatcher that the victim “passed out”, saying she...
North Wales Police are encouraging revellers to have an enjoyable but safe New Year’s Eve as officers prepare for one of the busiest times of the year.
Emanuel and Interim Police Superintendent John Escalante scheduled a news conference for 3 p.m. ET to discuss details of the policy that outlines how police officers respond to incidents and the level of force they use.