By MYFOX NEW YORK STAFF
NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) -
In the latest in a string of cell phone videos made public showing police in confrontations during arrests, an NYPD officer is seen taking money from a man in Brooklyn during a stop-and-frisk.
In the video taken on Sept. 16 outside the Surfside Gardens Houses in Coney Island, a man is pepper-sprayed after the officer reaches into his pocket and takes out cash.
According to published reports, the man said he had about $1,300 stolen from him by the officer. In the video, a man is heard saying "they stole his money."
Police were called to the scene following reports of a gun, but no weapon was found.
The man's sister was reportedly also pepper-sprayed after she confronted the officer.
The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office and the NYPD are investigating the incident.
In July, police appeared to place a Staten Island man in a choke hold during an arrest. That man, Eric Garner, later died
A few weeks later in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, cell phone video showed a pregnant woman slammed to the ground by a police officer who was arresting her for grilling on a sidewalk.
Video surfaced last month of a police officer kicking a fruit vendor in the back while being placed under arrest.
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