CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Traffic cameras have made a comeback in different cities across the state, but one man wants to know what East Cleveland is doing with the money it receives in fines. According to Delonte Hawkins, the cameras generate about $20,000. With his own camera following close behind, Hawkins took a tour around the city to […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland is asking the federal judge overseeing an agreement to reform the police department not to require officers to wear city-issued body cameras while moonlighting. City attorneys said in a court filing last week that none of the 630 officers approved for secondary employment volunteered to wear body cameras while moonlighting […]
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio – News 5 has been investigating the troublesome red light cameras in East Cleveland, which are in direct violation of state law. On the corner of Superior Avenue and Coventry Road, two bright flashes capture unsuspected drivers approaching the intersection, leaving drivers with a not so glamorous $95 fine. RELATED | East […]
Matt Jordan – the 28-year-old ex-boyfriend of Kenya Moore, last in the headlines for their massive blowup in Mexico – was apparently trying to get back together with the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star but felt duped when he showed up to a location and saw the “RHOA” film crew ready to film the whole […]
After a vociferous public outcry over the death of Freddie Gray, who suffered a fatal spinal cord injury in police custody this spring, Baltimore officials announced plans Wednesday to equip transport vans with video recording cameras, according to Reuters. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the change comes in the wake of protests after the death […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – It’s been a long time coming and now patrol officers in Cleveland’s Police Department’s Fourth District begin wearing the body cameras Wednesday. The first phase of body camera deployment starts with officers assigned to basic patrol. The second phase will be to deploy body cameras in specialized units. There are […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – We’ve learned Cleveland Police will start wearing body cameras in the last week of this month. The first officers to get them will be in the Fourth District on the city’s southeast side. Officers will go through a training session of three-to-four hours, and then they will be expected to […]
CLEVELAND — City Police Chief Calvin Williams has a new plan in place to enforce traffic laws in Cleveland, without the use of red light and speed cameras. “There will be no more electronic tickets issued,” Williams said during a council safety meeting Wednesday morning. Last week, Cleveland voters approved a charter change that […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Just to be clear – it’s still illegal to speed or run red lights. But now, those pesky cameras we’ve all seen and heard about can’t enforce those laws in Cleveland. The city will have to rely on good old-fashioned policing. It was an overwhelming majority voting these cameras out […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland voters will decide the fate of traffic cameras in the city. The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections said Wednesday that an anti-traffic camera group has enough signatures to get issue on the November ballot. (LIST: Traffic camera locations ) The amendment to the charter of the city of Cleveland would limit […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A coalition is coming together to try and outlaw traffic enforcement cameras in Cleveland. The coalition including Cuyahoga County for Liberty, the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST), Black on Black Crime, Inc., and Liberate Ohio has filed petitions to place an amendment to the Cleveland City Charter onto […]
CLEVELAND – The city of Cleveland’s portable camera units used to catch traffic violations are on the move again. The 15 cameras moved to new locations June 16 and will stay until June 30. 2300 Block of St. Clair Avenue 2400 Block of East 55th Street 3200 Block of West 65th Street 1500 Block […]