Just days after a judge acquitted a Cleveland officer in the shooting deaths of two unarmed people when he fired his gun 49 times, the…
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A report out Monday in the New York Times says the city of Cleveland has reached a settlement with the Justice Department over what federal authorities said was a pattern of unconstitutional policing and excessive use of force. The settlement is expected to be announced sometime this week. News of an […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) –A special arraignment was held Memorial Day for those protesters formally charged in weekend violence after the Michael Brelo verdict. Cleveland Police Chief, Calvin Williams said 71 people were arrested; 39 men, 16 women and the rest were juveniles. 56 of those protesters appeared in court Monday, the bulk of them charged […]
Dozens of protesters were arrested after a Cleveland, Ohio judge found Officer Michael Brelo, 31, not guilty of felony involuntary manslaughter in the November 2012 shooting deaths of Malissa Williams, 30, and Timothy Russell, 43, CNN reports. RELATED: Cleveland Cop Who Fired 49 of 137 Shot Barrage Killing Two Unarmed African Americans: Not Guilty As previously reported by NewsOne, […]
The family of Tamir Rice cremated his body earlier this week, reports The Washington Post, nearly six months after the 12-year-old Cleveland, Ohio youth was…
The trial against Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo starts Monday, April 6 and already a battle is brewing between the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office and the union representing Office Brelo. Brelo faces two manslaughter charges for his roll in the November 2012 chase and shooting of Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell. At the end of […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) –Cleveland has asked that the lawsuit filed by the family of Tanisha Anderson against the city be dismissed. The suit says during Anderson’s arrest two CPD officers, Scott Aldridge and Bryan Myers, used excessive force and violated the civil rights of the 37-year-old. CLICK HERE THE READ THE CITY’S COMPLETE RESPONSE Anderson, […]
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 reports) – Acting on evidence gathered by the Cleveland Division of Police Gang Impact Unit, a Cuyahoga County Grand Jury has indicted 12 adult members of the Cutthroats, a violent street gang that operated in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood, on RICO charges and for participating in criminal gang activity. A 13th gang member […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has written a letter regarding how the city’s ability to overcome challenges has been overshadowed by recent events, including a report released by the U.S. Department of Justice. Jackson first addresses how the city contacted the DOJ in 2012 to review the city’s policy governing use of […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Police are at John Adams High School, after shots were fired near the building. It happened around 1:45 p.m. Thursday. John Adams is located at 3817 Martin Luther King and the shooting happened at MLK and East 116th. Police say shots were fired at an SUV. A window in […]
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 […]