[NYPD Officer David Afanador\Ricky Bellevue]
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz: “Police officers are entrusted to serve and protect, and the conduct alleged here cannot be tolerated.”
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz
NYPD Officer Arrested For Boardwalk Chokehold Assault, Released Without Bail
NYPD Officer Suspended, May Face Criminal Charges for Chokehold Assault
[NYPD\Officer David Afandor\Ricky Bellevue]
Afanador was involved in eight incidents that were the subject of complaints to the city’s police watchdog agency since joining the police department in 2005, according to records obtained Monday under a new state law making disciplinary files public.
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All NYC District Attorneys, Except Staten Island, Back Legislation To End Chokeholds
[NYPD\Chokeholds]
Vance: “We stand in support of proposed city and state legislation that would criminalize the use of chokeholds and similar restraints by law enforcement officers.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS RESOURCES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS
[COVID-19\Domestic Violence]
More than 10 million individuals per year are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. While social isolation is necessary amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it may aggravate what is already a widespread problem.
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