An Unlucky Photographer Catches a Break

An Unlucky Photographer Catches a Break – PhotoShelter Blog

Freelance photojournalist Robert Stolarik has been covering New York City for The New York Times for over a decade and in the span of a year, he has been harassed by the NYPD multiple times. In 2011, Stolarik was pushed down the stairs of the Winter Garde

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Yesterday, the police officer, Michael Ackerman, was indicted on three felony counts and five misdemeanors for falsifying business records and tampering with public records that led to the arrest. He pleaded not guilty and released on bail, and has been suspended without pay by the NYPD pending the outcome of the case.