Police to interview woman who falsely accused black musician's son of theft

• NYPD detectives fly to California to speak to woman
• Woman accosted Keyon Harrold Jr claiming he stole cellphone

Detectives from the New York City police department are traveling to California to interview a woman who was filmed trying to tackle a black teenager who she falsely accused of stealing her phone.

News of the incident was widely shared in late December after Keyon Harrold, a well-known jazz trumpeter, posted a video online.