(NPR) Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged

Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged





Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged






The Manhattan District Attorney says he will prosecute Amy Cooper, who called police after a black man asked her to leash her dog in New York's Central Park.



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Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged



The Manhattan District Attorney's Office says it is initiating a prosecution of Amy Cooper over false reporting of an incident. In a cellphone video, she claimed a Black man was threatening her.