cleveland
The Republican National Convention Could Be a Perfect Storm for Militarized Police Violence
Andy Cush · 03/16/16 01:00PMCleveland Mayor Says Billing Tamir Rice's Family For Ambulance Was Miscommunication
Jordan Sargent · 02/11/16 01:12PMCleveland Files Claim Against Tamir Rice's Family For Unpaid EMS Bill
Jordan Sargent · 02/10/16 06:55PMThe City of Cleveland has devastated the family of Tamir Rice several times over, and seems to have no intention of stopping. This afternoon in probate court, Cleveland Scene reports, the city filed a creditor’s claim for $500, saying that Rice’s family still owes them for the ambulance and paramedics that tended to the 12-year-old’s body after he was shot by a police officer in November 2014.
Grand Jury Will Not Indict Cleveland Cops For Killing 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice
Jordan Sargent · 12/28/15 02:43PMCleveland Police Officer Claims He Told Tamir Rice to Show His Hands Three Times in Two Seconds Before Shooting Him
Brendan O'Connor · 12/01/15 07:24PMTwo New Reports Find Tamir Rice's Shooting Death to Have Been Unreasonable, Avoidable, and Preventable
Brendan O'Connor · 11/29/15 07:20PMLawyers for the family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy Cleveland police shot and killed last year, shared two outside reports Saturday that found the shooting to have been “unreasonable.” These new reports are at odds with three previously released by prosecutors that found the incident to have been “tragic” but “reasonable.”
Third External Review Excuses Police in "Tragic" but "Reasonable" Tamir Rice Shooting
Brendan O'Connor · 11/12/15 06:40PMOn Thursday, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty made public another criminal justice expert’s report, commissioned by the prosecutor’s office, on a Cleveland police officer’s fatal shooting of Tamir Rice, 12, a year ago this month. The report found the shooting to be “tragic” but “reasonable.”
Two Outside Reviews Find Cleveland Officer's Shooting of Tamir Rice Justified
Brendan O'Connor · 10/11/15 09:00AMCleveland Police Chief Breaks Down in Tears After Shooting Death of 6-Month-Old Girl
Taylor Berman · 10/02/15 10:20AMYesterday on Cleveland’s East Side, a six-month-old girl riding in a car with her mother was killed after being shot in the chest during an apparent drive-by shooting. Following a failed SWAT raid on a nearby building, Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams broke down in tears while speaking to reporters about the girl’s death.
Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice
Taylor Berman · 06/11/15 04:24PMTaylor Berman · 05/26/15 01:30PM
As expected, the Cleveland police department has reached a settlement with the Justice Department over the department’s history of brutal and unconstitutional policing. Among other things, the deal will explicitly prohibit officers from pistol whipping suspects, using force to retaliate for talking back, and firing warning shots.
Cleveland to Settle With Justice Department Over Police Brutality
Brendan O'Connor · 05/25/15 02:40PM71 Protestors Arrested in Cleveland After Brelo Acquittal
Brendan O'Connor · 05/24/15 01:35PMBrendan O'Connor · 05/24/15 08:26AM
Cleveland Cop Who Fired 49 Rounds Into Car Acquitted of Manslaughter
Brendan O'Connor · 05/23/15 10:50AMOn Saturday, an Ohio judge acquitted Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo of manslaughter, the New York Times reports. During a November 2012 car chase, Brelo, who is white, and other police officers, fired 137 rounds at Timothy Russell and his passenger, Malissa Williams, who were black and unarmed.