This image from a security camera video shows New York Police Officer James Frascatore tackling James Blake, above, in front of the Grand Hyatt hotel. New York officials later apologized for the plainclothes officer’s actions in the false arrest of the former tennis star.
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The New York City Police Department on Friday released a security camera video showing former tennis star James Blake being tackled, thrown to the ground and handcuffed by an undercover officer in a case of mistaken identity. The incident occurred as Mr. Blake, formerly the world’s fourth-ranked player, was calmly standing by the entrance of a midtown Manhattan hotel, waiting for a car to take him to the U.S. Open.
