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The Cleveland Police Department is delaying their deployment of body cameras, according to sources. A source confirms to newsnet5.com that Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson believes there isn’t enough accountability fail safes and specific guidelines for body cam usage. The City of Cleveland says it’s not delaying the deployment of the body cameras — but that […]

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On Friday, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson spoke with Jeff Johnson, guest host of “NewsOne Now” about his State of the City address and his vision…

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  Ahead of this year’s State of the City, Mayor Frank Jackson is facing perhaps unprecedented challenges with the questions coming from the Federal Government about the Police Department’s use of force, a major national political convention and the death of a 12-year-old at the hands of a Cleveland police officer. Tonight we’re laying out […]

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Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice and Attorney Benjamin Crump joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss the police shooting incident that left her…

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An editorial coming out Wednesday in the Call & Post, a weekly Cleveland black newspaper, calls for the jobs of Safety Director Michael McGrath, Mayoral Assistant Marty Flask and possibly even Mayor Frank Jackson. “After watching the video recording that shows the killing of Tamir Rice at Cudell Park, the community as a collective was […]

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  There’s been a big push to make our streets safer. Mayor Frank Jackson is now calling for the city’s gun laws to get a makeover. And the United Pastors in Mission, a group of the most prominent black churches in Cleveland, also says enough is enough. The pastors have not come out in support […]

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Mayor Frank G. Jackson and Chief of Police Calvin D. Williams proudly announce that the 2014 City of Cleveland Gun Buy-Back will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at Public Safety Central located at 2001 Payne Avenue. In exchange for operable handguns or semi-automatic weapons (Assault weapons), citizens will be given a either a […]

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  Mayor Frank Jackson does not think too much of City Councilman Zack Reed’s proposal that Cleveland Police be given authority to use the tactic known as “stop-and-frisk.” Jackson labelled it “Armchair Police-Chiefing.” On Tuesday, Reed told WKYC’s Tom Beres the increasing number of homicides and ongoing gun-involved crimes on Cleveland streets warrant extreme measures […]

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    On Wednesday, Mayor Frank Jackson introduced legislation to City Council that he believes will curb the gun violence in Cleveland, but not everyone is on board. His ideas would require gun offenders just released from jail to register within five days with the Cleveland Department of Public Safety. That registry would last four years before it […]

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  Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson submitted new legislation to city council to rewrite the city’s gun laws. The new laws would target convicted felons and those who sell firearms, in an effort to combat gun violence in the city. The mayor’s proposed gun ordinances include: creating a gun offender registry, where any person convicted of […]

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Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson spoke with “NewsOne Now” guest host Jeff Johnson about a group of Cleveland Police Officers who were indicted after a wild…

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  Mayor Frank Jackson was sworn in Monday morning in the city hall rotunda for this third term in office. Jackson pledged to concentrate on several key issues facing the city: education, economic growth and prosperity, a balanced budget, delivering quality services and improving the quality of life in neighborhoods. Jackson admitted it takes time […]