Members of the New York Police Department have been caught editing the Wikipedia pages of police brutality victims . Computers being used inside police headquarters at 1 Police Plaza changed the entries of Sean Bell , an unarmed man shot dead in 2006 ; Amadou Diallo , who was shot dead when police mistook his wallet for a gun in 1999 ; and Eric Garner , the Staten Island man killed last July in a police chokehold . An individual also changed the entry for the British alternative Chumbawamba , swapping out three of the band 's members with members of the police department . Scroll down for video . Member of the New York Police Department have been caught editing the Wikipedia pages of police brutality victims . Individuals inside police headquarters tried to edit the entries of Eric Garner ( left ) and Sean Bell ( right with his fiance and daughter ) They also edited the entry of Amadou Diallo ( above ) was shot dead in 1999 when police mistook his wallet for a gun . These changes were all traced by Capital New York by following the public IP addresses . The Garner entry seems to have been edited the most , with numerous changes made on the page . 'Garner raised both his arms in the air ' was edited to say 'Garner flailed his arms about as he spoke ' and 'Use of the chokehold has been prohibited ' became 'Use of the chokehold is legal , but has been prohibited . ' A sentence was also added to say that Garner was bigger than the officers on the scene . As for Bell , who was shot dead on November 25 , 2006 by undercover officers at his bachelor party the night before his wedding despite being unarmed , his entry was not only edited but there was also an attempt to have it removed completely . On the Articles for deletion page , someone from the department wrote , 'He [ Bell ] was in the news for about two months , and now no one except Al Sharpton cares anymore . The police shoot people every day , and times with a lot more than 50 bullets . This incident is more news than notable . ' The entry was not removed . An individual also changed the entry for the British alternative Chumbawamba , swapping out three of the band 's members with members of the police department . Information about NYPD Officer Kenneth Boss was changed on the page of Diallo , saying that the cop shot an 'armed ' and not an 'unarmed ' man in a previous incident . None of the cops involved in any of these three incidents were found guilty of any charges . 'The matter is under internal review , ' NYPD spokeswoman Det . Cheryl Crispin said about the edits .
Member of the New York Police Department have been caught editing the Wikipedia pages of police brutality victims . Individuals inside police headquarters tried to edit the entries of Eric Garner , Sean Bell and Amadou Diallo . Diallo was shot dead in 1999 when police mistook his wallet for a gun . Bell was shot dead on November 25 , 2006 by undercover officers at his bachelor party the night before his wedding despite being unarmed . Garner , from Chumbawamba , was killed last July in a police chokehold .