CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland Police Officer has been suspended after being charged by North Olmsted Police with a misdemeanor and a felony. Patrol Officer Tashalee Norris, 34, was relieved from duty and suspended without pay “pending the adjudication of the criminal charges.” Police told 19 News that security caught Norris scanning some, but […]

PAINESVILLE, OH (WOIO) – The man who struck and killed a Mentor police officer last June was sentenced to 11 and a half years Friday morning. On March 1, 2019, Brian Anthony pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, OVI, failure to change lanes when approaching stationary public safety vehicles and failure to stop after an accident. Anthony, […]

Officer James Anthony posted about Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan last year.   AKRON, Ohio — A 23-year veteran of the Akron Police Department has been fired after posting a controversial Facebook message on his page. In November, Officer James Anthony was placed on paid administrative leave after writing a post on Facebook targeting Nation […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Police Department said an was officer shot in the Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood on Saturday. At this time the name of the officer has not been released. Cleveland 19 reporter Lacey Crisp said the officer is in surgery and should be OK. Crisp said he was shot in the leg while […]

CLEVELAND – Cleveland police are issuing a call to the community to find the person who shot a police officer and one other person early Saturday morning. The shooting happened near East 121st Street and Cromwell. Police say the officer, with the 4th District, has multiple injuries and is in stable condition at University Hospitals. […]

EUCLID, Ohio – A Euclid Police officer who was fired after a violent arrest went viral in 2017 will be back on the streets, the city’s law department said. Officer Michael Amiott will get his job back with the Euclid Police Department after an arbitrator ruled in his favor Thursday. Amiott was originally suspended and later fired after a video […]

EUCLID, Ohio – The woman who filed a federal lawsuit against a Euclid Police officer Thursday said she was humiliated and feared for her life when the officer allegedly assaulted her. In an interview on Friday with News 5, Euclid resident Shajuan Gray, 46, described in detail what she said happened on March 27, 2017, when Officer James Aoki […]

The Cobb County Georgia Police chief is standing by an officer who was caught on camera manhandling a 12-year-old boy and aspiring rapper who was trying to sell his music CDs at a mall. —VIDEO: Black woman records police officer manhandling her nephew in Georgia mall ‘He’s not doing anything, he had his rights’— Channel 2 Action […]

Officer Alan Buford was fired after he shot and killed an 18-year-old unarmed robbery suspect in 2015   CLEVELAND — A former Cleveland police officer who was fired for shooting an unarmed teen robbery suspect in 2015 can get his job back. Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association President Jeff Follmer tells WKYC that an arbitrator ruled […]

The officer making the arrest was able to get help from a civilian.   The police union president said the judge increased the suspect’s bond from $1,000 to $50,000 after a public outcry.   Houston, Texas (KHOU) – — A viral video of a suspect resisting arrest when a Houston police officer tried to handcuff […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland Police Officer Vu Nguyen has passed away after he collapsed earlier this week during a physical agility assessment. The following is a message from the officer’s family and the Cleveland Division of Police: On Monday, July 2, 2018, Patrol Officer Vu Nguyen suffered a medical emergency while participating in a physical agility assessment […]

MENTOR, Ohio — The officer killed during a traffic stop early Sunday has been identified as Patrolman Mathew Mazany, a 14-year veteran of the Mentor Police Department. Officials say Mazany, 41, was hit by a Jeep while helping with a traffic stop on the side of Route 2 around 1 a.m. Sunday. The driver of the Jeep, […]