Family and community seek answers following Saniyah Cheatham's suicide in NYPD custody, questioning the official explanation and calling for video release and accountability.

An 18-year-old died by suicide while in NYPD custody in the Bronx, the New York City medical examiner's office said Monday.

Cheatham's family said police told them she used a sweater to asphyxiate herself—but her mother insists she wasn’t wearing one that day. They are now demanding video from the precinct.

NYPD tosses hundreds of misconduct cases — including stop-and-frisks — without even looking at them The department has killed more than 400 substantiated cases of alleged misconduct this year

Four lawsuits filed Monday describe a chaotic police department that allowed officers to engage in unconstitutional street stops.

An 18-year-old woman died in NYPD custody in the Bronx; her identity and reason for arrest undisclosed. Despite CPR efforts, she was pronounced dead at the hospital. NYPD's Force Investigation Division is examining the case.

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has released body-worn camera footage in the fatal police shooting of a New York City man at a hotel in Woodbridge.Karl Gregory, 46, of New York, died after an exchange of gunfire with police

The incident is under investigation by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability.

The NYPD released its new body-worn camera policy last week. For the first time ever, the department relied on public opinion to help guide that policy. With help from the Policing Project, a New York-based organization dedicated to bringing the public voice to policing policy, more than 25,000 New Yorkers and 50 community-based organizations gave their input.