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Apr 21, 2015 · The BLA’s most notorious attack, however, came in 1972, when it carried out perhaps the most gruesome assassination of police officers in the history of New York, killing two patrolmen, Greg...
- 17 July 2014: Eric Garner. Getty Images. A protest over the death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York police. Eric Garner died after he was wrestled to the ground by a New York police officer on suspicion of illegally selling cigarettes.
- 9 August 2014: Michael Brown. Getty Images. The killing of Michael Brown led to violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael Brown, 18, was killed by a police officer, in Ferguson, Missouri, who was responding to reports that Brown had stolen a box of cigars.
- 22 November 2014: Tamir Rice. Getty Images. A solitary toy is left as a memorial near where Tamir Rice died. Tamir Rice, a boy of 12, was shot dead in Cleveland, Ohio by a police officer after reports of a male who was "probably a juvenile" pointing a gun that was "probably fake" at passers by.
- 4 April 2015: Walter Scott. Walter Scott was shot in the back five times by a white police officer, who was later fired and eventually sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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On December 20, 2014, Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley shot and killed Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu — two on-duty New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers — in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Brinsley then fled into the New York City Subway, where he killed himself.
Fallen Heroes. The following NYPD members of the service made the ultimate sacrifice, dying in the line of duty. Those department members are honored during an annual ceremony at the Hall of Heroes, located at One Police Plaza. Additionally, the Battery Park City Authority created the Police Memorial Wall in 1997, located at Liberty Street and ...
The new regulation uniforms of the Police in 1854. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) originates in the Government of New York City attempts to control rising crime in early- to mid-19th-century New York City. The City's reforms created a full-time professional police force modeled upon London's Metropolitan Police, itself only formed ...
Apr 20, 2021 · Here's a look at the outcomes of several high-profile cases in recent years. Eric Garner: In July 2014, New York City Police officers approached Garner out of suspicion that he was selling...
Apr 19, 2021 · Derek Chauvin, George Floyd and the Long History of Police Killings - The New York Times. Few Charges, Fewer Convictions: The Chauvin Trial and the History of Police Violence. By...
