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Manhattan DA clarifies policies after a month of criticism

FILE - New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, center, speaks during a news conference at a Harlem hospital after the shooting of two NYPD officers, Jan. 21, 2022, in New York. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, after conferring with Sewell, made clear on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, that gunpoint and knifepoint stickups at stores and other commercial places will be prosecuted as felonies, updating a controversial policy memo he put out days after taking office last month. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) FILE - Alvin Bragg speaks to supporters during his campaign for Manhattan district attorney, June 22, 2021. Bragg, the new Manhattan District Attorney, made clear on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, that gunpoint and knifepoint stickups at stores and other commercial places will be prosecuted as felonies, updating a controversial policy memo he put out days after taking office last month. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)