Some Cleveland police officers are now carrying new helmets, shields and batons. With big events coming, we started asking questions. 19 Action News obtained pictures of new equipment for what Cleveland Police call Field Forces, units that control crowds, like protestors. The chief’s office says 96 officers got the new equipment, but the old equipment was 10 […]
Cleveland Police Second District Commander Thomas Stacho said it is one of the largest fireworks seizures anyone can remember: a garage full of explosive materials. Thankfully it never met a match. After a citizen complaint about an illegal fireworks operation, officers made an undercover buy on the 3500 block of West 46th Street. The […]
Approximately 64 vehicles will be up for sale at the Cleveland Police auction that takes place this Saturday, June 28. The auction will start at 9:00 a.m. at the Impound Lot #2 located at 4300 Bradley Road, Cleveland. The impound lot will open at 8:00 a.m. to view the vehicles. These vehicles have been abandoned or […]
The city of Cleveland honored citizens and police officers with an award ceremony in city council chambers Thursday evening. Dozens of officers, including the department’s Domestic Violence Unit as well as five citizens, were honored. William Morrison received the Citizen Award Plaque for thwarting a 67-year-old sexual predator’s attempt to lure a 17-year-old autistic […]
The City of Cleveland is stepping up security at its pools and recreation centers this summer. The announcement comes after a particularly violent weekend in the city that left four people dead in separate incidents. “Because we know we have higher incidents of gun violence throughout this community and all of the urban centers […]
It has been an agonizing 534 days for the victims’ families, for the officers involved, for the city and its police department, and much of the community. It’s been that long since the infamous police pursuit and shooting that left unarmed suspects Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams dead in a volley of at least 137 […]
It started out as just another shift for three Cleveland police officers. Officers Michael Tracy and Anthony Espada were patrolling near the West Side Market after a series of car break-ins had been reported in the area. Officer Barbara Johnson was doing some work in the offices of the second district police headquarters. At 5:52 […]
In the cold they stood outside the headquarters of Cleveland Police’s Second District Tuesday afternoon chanting “we want Keith” in support of Commander Keith Sulzer. Sulzer, it was announced Monday, is stepping down after nearly seven years of leading the district. He will assume the rank of captain in charge of community policing. Many […]
Cleveland residents are asking the city’s new police chief to pay more attention to neighborhood safety. “I have always felt very safe in my neighborhood, but I don’t know that I do anymore,” said Hazel Hubbard, a Cleveland resident who lives in the Kamm’s Corners neighborhood. Mayor Frank Jackson shuffled his top command Monday […]
Cleveland Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 10-year-old juvenile. Amaree Saddler is reported to have left home located in the 500 block of East 118th Street. Police say Amaree was going to the the library located at 11900 St. Clair. He was last seen wearing olive green pants, a […]
Cleveland police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a little girl on the city’s west side. Police tell 19 Action News they will release more details on the suspect momentarily. Jermani Brooks, 5, and her mother, Noni, 33, were both shot in the head as they sat in an SUV in the 12800 […]
As police continue their manhunt for the gunman responsible for fatally shooting a 5-year-old girl, the City of Cleveland has issued a statement promising that the person responsible will be found and prosecuted. Little Jermani Brooks died after being shot while sitting in an SUV with her mother. The mother, Noni Brooks, suffered serious […]
