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A New York police officer who allegedly used an illegal choke while making an arrest earlier this week was arrested and charged with second-degree choke, the Queen’s district attorney announced Thursday. Officer David Afanador, who was suspended after the video of the incident appeared on social media, will also face …

A man who had been wielding a samurai sword died Sunday night after police officers tested him at his Queens home, New York police said. Police were called to the home of George Zapantis, 30, on 150th Street in Whitestone around 9:45 p.m., on reports of a man with a …