Cleveland Police Union Head Resisting Calls For Body Cameras
In the wake of several high-profile citizen deaths involving Cleveland Police, the city wants to equip its officers with body cameras.
View ArticleTrial Date Set For Cleveland Cop Charged In November 2012 Shooting
Trial is scheduled April 6 for a Cleveland police officer accused of firing the final rounds of a 137-shot barrage that killed two unarmed African-Americans inside a car in November 2012.
View ArticleCleveland Responds To Officer Lawsuit Over Fatal 2012 Shooting
The city of Cleveland has denied allegations of discrimination in a federal lawsuit by officers involved in a 2012 shooting that killed two unarmed African-Americans.
View ArticleCommunity Relations Board Member Reprimanded For Social Media Postings
Cleveland Community Relations Board chair Blaine Griffin has been reprimanded and has issued an apology for several social media postings that referenced other sites of tension between police and the...
View ArticleBlack Lawmakers Call For Calm, Changes Ahead Of Brelo Verdict
A group of African-American state lawmakers wants changes in criminal justice laws.
View ArticleCleveland Police Hit The Streets Following Brelo Verdict
Cleveland Police in riot gear made numerous arrests as protesters took to the streets Saturday after a judge found a white police officer not guilty in the deaths of two unarmed black suspects killed...
View ArticleCleveland Reaches Settlement With Feds Over Police Practices
A senior federal law enforcement official says the city of Cleveland has reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over its report showing police engage in a pattern or practice of using...
View ArticleHopes And Expectations Surround Police Reform Agreement
Cleveland leaders and federal officials jointly presented a 105-page document yesterday that they say will reform the city's police department.
View ArticleCleveland Police Union Head Blasts Consent Decree
The head of the Cleveland police union says the consent decree the city signed with the U.S. Justice Department is impractical and dangerous.
View ArticleCourt Blocks East Cleveland Trial Of Cleveland Police Supervisors
An Ohio appeals court has stopped authorities in the predominantly black suburb of East Cleveland from prosecuting five white Cleveland police supervisors for failing to stop a chase that ended with...
View ArticleFour In Cleveland Sue For Wrongful Arrest In Protest
Four people arrested during a protest following the acquittal of a Cleveland police officer have sued the city and police department in federal court, claiming they were trapped in an alley and weren't...
View ArticleNational Tour Protests Police Use Of Force
Activists and family members of those killed by police are launching a national tour asking Americans to choose a side in the debate over police violence.
View ArticleJudge's Ruling Allows For Trial Of White Cleveland Police Supervisors In East...
A Cuyahoga County judge has dismissed misdemeanor charges against five white Cleveland police supervisors for failing to control a chase that ended with two unarmed African-Americans being killed in a...
View ArticlePolice-Community Relations Panel Has One Month For Final Touches On Deadly...
The panel that’s working on police-community relations has come up with drafts of standards on use of force, recruitment and hiring.
View ArticlePanel Sets Statewide Standards For Police Use Of Deadly Force And Recruitment
For the first time in state history, there is now a set of minimum standards for police use of deadly force and recruitment.
View ArticleCleveland Fires Six Cops Involved In Fatal 2012 Chase
Six Cleveland police officers have been fired for their roles in a 137-shot barrage that killed two unarmed African-Americans in 2012.
View ArticleSUPCO Upholds Trials For Cleveland Police Officials In East Cleveland
The Ohio Supreme court says five Cleveland police supervisors may face trial in East Cleveland on dereliction of duty charges.
View ArticleArbitrator Upholds Firing Of White Cleveland Cop In Shooting Deaths Of Two...
The Cleveland police officer acquitted of using excessive force in a shooting nearly five years ago will not get his job back.
View ArticleCleveland Cops Involved In 2012 Fatal Shootings Get Their Jobs Back
Five Cleveland police officers involved in the fatal shooting of two unarmed African-Americans are getting their jobs back.
View ArticleFive Cleveland Police Supervisors Plead Not Guilty In Deaths Of Unarmed Black...
Five Cleveland police supervisors have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges for failing to supervise a high-speed chase that ended with a 137-shot barrage of police gunfire and the deaths of two...
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