The death of a Staten Island man after officers tried to arrest him for peddling cigarettes is intensifying scrutiny of the Police Department’s push to arrest people over the most minor offenses.
By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, New York Times
Thu, 07/24/2014 - 7:00pm
The death of a Staten Island man after officers tried to arrest him for peddling cigarettes is intensifying scrutiny of the Police Department’s push to arrest people over the most minor offenses.