Tension high as Cleveland police union, organization leaders meet with public...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Tempers flared when leaders of Cleveland’s police unions and associations met with the public Wednesday night to discuss ways to improve relations with the community. Many of the...
View ArticleDiscipline for Cleveland cops upended because city failed to make case, train...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — An arbitrator who overturned the suspensions of four Cleveland police supervisors involved in a 2012 police chase and shooting wrote in a decision made public Tuesday that the city...
View ArticleCleveland police union head blasts group’s plan to seek charges in Tamir Rice...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The head of the police union that represents Cleveland police blasted community leaders’ plans to bypass prosecutors and seek arrest warrants for the officers involved in the shooting...
View ArticlePolice unions can be smart partners in community-policing reform: Tom Wetzel...
Police unions and community policing are two terms that most people probably don’t view as synonymous right now. The first may be viewed as recalcitrant, stubborn and only looking out for the interests...
View ArticlePolice union official on consent decree monitor’s team is signal to Cleveland...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Here is a likely matchup to watch as the city of Cleveland begins to reform its police force under an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department. In one corner stands Steve Loomis,...
View ArticleChanges set for Cleveland police fall in line with practices recommended by...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Many of the reforms that the city of Cleveland will soon implement as part of a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department fall in line with the best practices that a panel of...
View ArticleCleveland voters approve change to civil service hiring rules, in compliance...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Voters in Cleveland adopted a city charter amendment Tuesday, changing the city’s civil service hiring rules in an attempt to boost diversity on the payroll and meet the requirements...
View ArticleAkron police officer wins $30,000 settlement in lawsuit against chief, city
AKRON, Ohio — A longtime Akron police officer won a $30,000 settlement against the city after claiming the police chief demoted him in retaliation for writing about police use-of-force cases in the...
View ArticleArbitrator’s overtime award to 150 Cleveland police for RNC: Editorial Board...
On Tuesday, an arbitrator ordered the city of Cleveland to pay overtime to 50 Cleveland police officers every week for the three weeks surrounding July’s Republican National Convention. The decision by...
View ArticleControversial Cleveland police union president says he will not resign from...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The head of Cleveland’s largest police union said he has “respectfully declined” the demands from 10 members of the Community Police Commission that he resign his seat, saying he...
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