CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association is set to announce it will back city councilman, Zack Reed for Cleveland mayor. Reed snagged the No. 2 spot in the mayoral primary in September and will face the incumbent, Mayor Frank Jackson in the general election. Sources confirmed the CPPA will support the challenger and plans to make the […]
BEREA, Ohio– Weeks later, controversy is still swirling around a group of Browns players who knelt during the national anthem. A dozen players gathered to pray before their preseason game against the New York Giants on Aug. 21. It was the largest group of NFL players to not stand during the anthem since former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick […]
CLEVELAND – A dozen Browns players created a firestorm during a recent preseason game by not standing during the anthem. In response to this, The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association and ILA Local 1975, representing the city’s dispatchers, EMTs and paramedics backed out of a plan to hold a large flag on the field for the opening game. On Sunday […]
The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association will no longer take part in the Browns’ opening day ceremonies on Sept. 10, according to Union President Steve Loomis. Members of the union had been scheduled to help hold the American flag before the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, along with military members and other law enforcement officers. However, after several […]
CLEVELAND — Multiple law enforcement sources tell the Fox 8 I-Team that Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association President Steve Loomis has been involved in a serious accident. It happened just before 5:45 p.m. near East 89th Street and Buckeye Avenue. Details about the crash were not immediately available, but sources say two cars were involved, and […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – For the first time in the organization’s history, the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association will be endorsing a candidate for president of the United States. The organization’s members voted on which candidate to endorse Friday from noon to midnight. The decision to endorse someone was also voted on, passing 44-2 in a recent […]
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association asked for the resignation of Cleveland Chief of Police Michael McGrath during a news conference on Wednesday. The association called the conference to issue its stance on Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s investigation on the chase-turned-deadly shooting. DeWine called the events a “systemic failure” in the Cleveland Division […]