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Authorities have arrested a man suspected for his involvement in the Brooklyn block party shooting that killed one person and wounded 11 others this summer.

An NYPD officer killed by friendly fire — the second this year — during a struggle with an armed man was honored at his funeral Friday as a hero, as hundreds upon hundreds of people gathered to pay tribute to the young man in blue.

As the New York Police Department grapples with a rash of suicides by police officers, the largest police force in the U.S. will implement personal data mining of its officers to spot any red flags.

When Gwen Carr testified at a congressional hearing on police misconduct on Thursday, she said there has been no accountability for her son’s choke hold death by an NYPD officer on Staten Island over five years ago − and she pushed for congress members to vote for a bill that would make choke holds illegal under federal civil rights law.

Eric Garner’s relatives asked a court Tuesday to force New York City’s mayor and police commissioner to answer questions under oath

The pilot of the helicopter who died when he crash-landed on the roof of a 54-story high-rise in midtown Manhattan Monday, sparking a fire and evacuations in the heart of the city, was a “respected” volunteer fire chief and “beloved” family man, according to relatives and colleagues.

The NYPD is sending a clear message to its 36,000 rank-and-file officers following a tumultuous week: We’ve got your back.

The NYPD is sending a clear message to its 36,000 rank-and-file officers following a tumultuous week: We’ve got your back. Here’s the full message from Chief of Department Terence Monahan to the police force Thursday.

NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill has fired the police officer accused of using a banned chokehold on Eric Garner in 2014, siding with the departmental trial judge who recommended termination earlier this month.

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s relationship with New York City’s police force was destined to be rocky. He took office promising to overhaul how the city’s 36,000 officers interacted with the public, especially people of color.

While the NYC mayor endorsed the decision, a police union boss is calling for de Blasio to be fired and for a no confidence vote for NYPD Commissioner O’Neill. NBC 4 New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Here are the complete remarks from NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill announcing the firing of officer Daniel Pantaleo in the 2014 death of Eric Garner.

NYPD Comissioner Jame O’Neill fires police officer accused of using banned chokehold in 2014 death of Eric Garner.

The number two official at the NYPD has accepted a judge’s ruling that controversial officer Daniel Pantaleo should be fired for his role in Eric Garner’s death in 2014

A rash of suicides by police officers has shaken the New York Police Department, leading the commissioner to declare a mental health emergency and highlighting the problem of untreated depression among law enforcement officers nationwide.

An NYPD cop was found in with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his home in Queens Wednesday evening, according to law enforcement sources. Ida Siegal reports.

Attorneys for the cop submitted their response to the NYPD judge who recommended Pantaleo’s firing. The final recommendation will come soon, and then it is up to Commissioner James O’Neill whether to fire Pantaleo or not. NBC 4 New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that he believes the NYPD officer who is accused of using a banned chokehold in the July 2014 death of Eric Garner should be fired.

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s relationship with New York City’s police force was destined to be rocky.

Those who work and live in the Staten Island neighborhood where, in 2014, Eric Garner was stopped by police prior to his death, reacted to news of an NYPD judge recommending the officer accused of playing a role in his death be fired.