Files show that the cop who applied a fatal chokehold to Eric Garner on Staten Island this summer is the face of broken-windows policing. Officer Daniel Pantaleo was the arresting officer on at least 259 criminal court cases in Staten Island since he joined the force in 2007, according to court records. The vast majority were for low offenses such as marijuana possession and trespassing. Only 24 were for felonies.
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Files show that the cop who applied a fatal chokehold to Eric Garner on Staten Island this summer is the face of broken-windows policing. Officer Daniel Pantaleo was the arresting officer on at least 259 criminal court cases in Staten Island since he joined the force in 2007, according to court records. The vast majority were for low offenses such as marijuana possession and trespassing. Only 24 were for felonies.