NEW!419sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — Civilian complaints against Cleveland police officers and employees have doubled so far in June, including one complaint against a dispatcher accused of calling the Black Lives Matter activist group “a terrorists organization” in a Facebook post.The increase in complaints coincides with widespread protests, pushing to end police violence against Black residents after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes.Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a...…NEW!419sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — Civilian complaints against Cleveland police officers and employees have doubled so far in June, including one complaint against a dispatcher accused of calling the Black Lives Matter activist group “a terrorists organization” in a Facebook post.The increase in complaints coincides with widespread protests, pushing to end police violence against Black residents after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes.Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a...WW…

NEW!287sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — Police and protesters clashed for hours in downtown Cleveland on Saturday in the wake of a chaotic demonstration against the police killing of George Floyd, following other cities throughout the country.After protests earlier in the day that saw police cars torched and windows to the Justice Center smashed, some protesters shattered windows along main business corridors, including Euclid Avenue.Cleveland police shot tear gas, sometimes as they drove badly damaged vans through intersections, at groups that remained downtown after Mayor Frank Jackson imposed an...…NEW!287sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — Police and protesters clashed for hours in downtown Cleveland on Saturday in the wake of a chaotic demonstration against the police killing of George Floyd, following other cities throughout the country.After protests earlier in the day that saw police cars torched and windows to the Justice Center smashed, some protesters shattered windows along main business corridors, including Euclid Avenue.Cleveland police shot tear gas, sometimes as they drove badly damaged vans through intersections, at groups that remained downtown after Mayor Frank Jackson imposed an...WW…

NEW!2,541sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — Before Lea Daye became the latest Cuyahoga County Jail inmate to die in her cell, she penned a letter about poor conditions in the facility. She stashed it away, fearful that jail guards would find and destroy it.Daye’s mother discovered the letter when she collected her 28-year-old daughter’s belongings from the jail after her Aug. 30 death.Daye wrote that she planned to send the letter after her release from jail, but she did not name its intended recipient. She wrote that the food was cold, smelled bad and that the portions they served to inmates were too...…NEW!2,541sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — Before Lea Daye became the latest Cuyahoga County Jail inmate to die in her cell, she penned a letter about poor conditions in the facility. She stashed it away, fearful that jail guards would find and destroy it.Daye’s mother discovered the letter when she collected her 28-year-old daughter’s belongings from the jail after her Aug. 30 death.Daye wrote that she planned to send the letter after her release from jail, but she did not name its intended recipient. She wrote that the food was cold, smelled bad and that the portions they served to inmates were too...WW…

NEW!7,452sharesVALLEY VIEW, Ohio — A fight between two motorcycle gangs ended with one gang member stabbed and another fatally shot at a gas station, officials said.Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation spokesman Steve Irwin said the fight involved members of the motorcycle gangs the Mongols and the Hell’s Angels.Irwin said BCI will ask agents with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Expolosives for assistance with the investigation because the federal agency is an expert in motorcycle gang investigations.The incident happened about 9 p.m. Saturday near the gas pumps outside...…NEW!7,452sharesVALLEY VIEW, Ohio — A fight between two motorcycle gangs ended with one gang member stabbed and another fatally shot at a gas station, officials said.Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation spokesman Steve Irwin said the fight involved members of the motorcycle gangs the Mongols and the Hell’s Angels.Irwin said BCI will ask agents with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Expolosives for assistance with the investigation because the federal agency is an expert in motorcycle gang investigations.The incident happened about 9 p.m. Saturday near the gas pumps outside...WW…

NEW!15,198sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland police officer was fired Monday, nearly two years after he tested positive for cocaine while on duty.Cleveland Safety Director Karrie Howard fired officer , a 19-year veteran officer. Hummel had been on restricted duty since he tested positive for the drug on Aug. 23, 2018.Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association President Jeff Follmer said the union is still deciding whether or not they will appeal the decision to an arbitrator. Hummel that day showed up for his regular shift and was required to take a random drug test, according to court...…NEW!15,198sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland police officer was fired Monday, nearly two years after he tested positive for cocaine while on duty.Cleveland Safety Director Karrie Howard fired officer , a 19-year veteran officer. Hummel had been on restricted duty since he tested positive for the drug on Aug. 23, 2018.Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association President Jeff Follmer said the union is still deciding whether or not they will appeal the decision to an arbitrator. Hummel that day showed up for his regular shift and was required to take a random drug test, according to court...WW…

NEW!30,849sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland police officer and an unknown man are dead after a shooting and car crash Thursday night on the city’s West Side, officials said.Det. James Skernivitz, 53, was killed in the shooting, according to three sources with knowledge of the investigation. He was hired in 1998.The shooting happened about 10 p.m. on West 65th Street near Storer Avenue in the city’s Stockyards neighborhood. Cleveland police released limited information in the ongoing investigation.Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said no arrests have been made and...…NEW!30,849sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland police officer and an unknown man are dead after a shooting and car crash Thursday night on the city’s West Side, officials said.Det. James Skernivitz, 53, was killed in the shooting, according to three sources with knowledge of the investigation. He was hired in 1998.The shooting happened about 10 p.m. on West 65th Street near Storer Avenue in the city’s Stockyards neighborhood. Cleveland police released limited information in the ongoing investigation.Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said no arrests have been made and...WW…

NEW!12,516sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — None of the 99 people arrested Saturday during the riots in downtown Cleveland that followed protests over the police killing of George Floyd are from outside Ohio, and few are from outside neighboring counties, according to jail and court records.Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams, on Saturday, said he believed many of those who rioted and looted in downtown were not from the area and said on Sunday that some were from out of state.Cuyahoga County Jail records, however, show no arrests of anyone from outside the state of from over the weekend.Police...…NEW!12,516sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — None of the 99 people arrested Saturday during the riots in downtown Cleveland that followed protests over the police killing of George Floyd are from outside Ohio, and few are from outside neighboring counties, according to jail and court records.Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams, on Saturday, said he believed many of those who rioted and looted in downtown were not from the area and said on Sunday that some were from out of state.Cuyahoga County Jail records, however, show no arrests of anyone from outside the state of from over the weekend.Police...WW…

NEW!CLEVELAND, Ohio — New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore’s Thursday arrest on a gun charge was a “misunderstanding,” according to Lattimore’s lawyer.Attorney Marcus Sidoti said in a statement to cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer that Lattimore is cooperating with police.“Mr. Lattimore, a proud Cleveland native with no prior criminal record or history, is fully cooperating with law enforcement’s investigation of this matter,” Sidoti’s statement said. “He was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by police and was arrested without incident and was not formally charged. We...…NEW!CLEVELAND, Ohio — New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore’s Thursday arrest on a gun charge was a “misunderstanding,” according to Lattimore’s lawyer.Attorney Marcus Sidoti said in a statement to cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer that Lattimore is cooperating with police.“Mr. Lattimore, a proud Cleveland native with no prior criminal record or history, is fully cooperating with law enforcement’s investigation of this matter,” Sidoti’s statement said. “He was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by police and was arrested without incident and was not formally charged. We...WW…

NEW!4,101sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — New Orleans Saints cornerback and Cleveland native Marshon Lattimore was arrested late Thursday in Cleveland on suspicion of possessing a stolen gun, according to police.The 24-year-old was booked into the Cuyahoga County Jail on a charge of receiving stolen property. Lattimore has not been formally charged.Jail records say Cleveland police’s gang investigators arrested Lattimore about 10:30 p.m. Thursday.The records show three other men were arrested by the gang unit at the same time as Lattimore. One was arrested on suspicion of improperly handling a gun...…NEW!4,101sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — New Orleans Saints cornerback and Cleveland native Marshon Lattimore was arrested late Thursday in Cleveland on suspicion of possessing a stolen gun, according to police.The 24-year-old was booked into the Cuyahoga County Jail on a charge of receiving stolen property. Lattimore has not been formally charged.Jail records say Cleveland police’s gang investigators arrested Lattimore about 10:30 p.m. Thursday.The records show three other men were arrested by the gang unit at the same time as Lattimore. One was arrested on suspicion of improperly handling a gun...WW…

NEW!295sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland’s safety director on Thursday suspended three officers saying they failed to intervene in or report an incident in which a fellow officer stepped on a man’s throat during an arrest.Safety Director Karrie Howard issued 21-day suspensions for officers Michael Cozart II and Richard Delvecchio and a 14-day suspension for officer Patrick Valencic.The department disciplined the trio and seven others following the Sept. 4, 2018 incident, including John Petkac, who was fired. The department suspended five officers between 13 and 30 days. It also fired...…NEW!295sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland’s safety director on Thursday suspended three officers saying they failed to intervene in or report an incident in which a fellow officer stepped on a man’s throat during an arrest.Safety Director Karrie Howard issued 21-day suspensions for officers Michael Cozart II and Richard Delvecchio and a 14-day suspension for officer Patrick Valencic.The department disciplined the trio and seven others following the Sept. 4, 2018 incident, including John Petkac, who was fired. The department suspended five officers between 13 and 30 days. It also fired...WW…