via News5 Cleveland Police Patrolman’s Association President Steve Loomis was involved in a two-car accident before 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. Loomis was taken to MetroHealth, but Cleveland Police report no life threatening injuries as a result of the accident. The accident happened on East 89th Street and Buckeye Road. Emergency Medical Services and Cleveland Fire were […]
A Cleveland police officer has died after being hit by a car on Interstate 90 near the Warren Road exit, according to Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association president Steve Loomis. The westbound lanes of the highway are currently closed at McKinley Avenue. Police said the officer was struck by a white Toyota Camry that took off […]
Steve Loomis, president of the Cleveland Police Union, has been suspended six days following an altercation with another member of the division. According to city records, charges on the physical confrontation were dismissed, but Loomis was found guilty on charges of improper conduct. As a result, Loomis received a six workday suspension. On Thursday, Loomis […]
GETTY IMAGES: The Black Shield Association is calling on Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association President Steve Loomis to rescind the union’s endorsement of Donald Trump. “The endorsement of a candidate who is reckless and has a history of being racist and has continues to insult people from different backgrounds and religion is totall unacceptable, ” […]
Blocking the street in front of Cleveland’s major police union, demonstrators who weren’t on board with a big decision from Cleveland’s Police Patrolmen’s Association, protested. In an unprecedented move to support a US Presidential candidate, the CPPA voted to endorse Donald Trump. The results came down early Saturday morning with 216 members voting for Trump […]
The Cleveland chapter of the NAACP came out strongly against the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association’s earlier endorsement of Donald Trump for president. In a strongly worded rebuke of the police union’s decision, the NAACP said their endorsement “reveals the CPPA’s goon mentality and disdain for the lives of those it is sworn to serve.” The […]
The Cleveland Police Patrolman’s Association says the city is being too harsh in disciplining several officers caught gambling and loitering on the job. Documents from the city’s safety department say officers broke from their assigned patrols to hang out at the Marathon station on St. Clair Avenue and East 40th Street, taking favors of coffee […]
The Cleveland Police Union president says he’s received hundreds of complaint emails and calls from the rank and file members. He did not ask for a formal count but it was enough to compel a call for Chief Michael McGrath, the chief the last seven years, to resign. Hours after the 62-car police chase that ended […]
For six years, Steve Loomis was the visible and vocal head of the union representing Cleveland police patrolmen — the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association. He was defeated in his bid for a third term by his own first vice president, Jeff Follmer. Loomis was stunned by the outcome. “I can’t work any harder for them. […]
