A member of the Cleveland Police Gang Unit, who was involved in a 2015 shooting of an unarmed man that the department initially lied about, was later himself busted for drugs. However, instead of going to jail, he’s been given a deal that will allow him to go to rehab instead of having his guilty […]
Armed Cleveland Cop Bit Girlfriend; Caused Car Accident to Keep Her from Leaving – Won’t be Fired
In October of 2015, CopBlock Network Contributor Deo Odolecki posted about a Cleveland policeman, whose (actual) name is Mister Jackson that was involved in a domestic violence incident. Officer Mister Jackson (I know, it’s awkward) was accused of assaulting a woman and then holding her against her will during the incident. Since that initial report, […]
Cleveland Texas Cop Brushes Off Child Abuse Allegations Lets Abuser Walk Free
In a viral Facebook photo post showing a man violently pulling his daughters hair in a Wal Mart store, local police were immediately notified and investigated but refused to act, allowing the criminal child abuser to leave the scene. In the original Facebook post Erika Burch (who took the photos and posted them) claims […]
$6M Settlement Reached In Police Killing Of Tamir Rice
In a “no fault” settlement reached in U.S. District Court on Monday, the city of Cleveland, Ohio has agreed to pay $6 million to the family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Rice was shot in the abdomen by rookie officer Timothy Loehmann within seconds of being confronted at a public park in November 2014 after police received […]
Cleveland Indians’ Terry Francona: Shiny Bats (Apparently) Grant Extra Rights
Terry Francona, the Manager of the Cleveland Indians revealed in an interview with the MLB Network around three thirty last week (April 7th – video embedded below – Editor) that he is very excited because he has found it to be the case that the cops from the Cleveland Police Department do not give him […]
Tamir Rice’s Mother Releases Statement on Non-Indictment; Appeals to Feds for Justice
As was already reported by CopBlock Network Contributor Dylan Donnelly, it was announced yesterday that a Cleveland grand jury had failed to indict Officer Timothy Loehman or Officer Frank Garmback for the murder of 12 year old Tamir Rice on November 22, 2014. Nothing about that should actually be surprising since the inherent bias of […]
“Who Gives A F***?”: Man Dies After Telling Cops He Can’t Breathe
In echoes of Eric Garner and Eric Harris, a battle is ongoing in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals involving the 2010 police involved death of 40-year-old Rodney Brown. Shirley Brown said in a lawsuit filed in 2011 that Cleveland police had pulled over her son on New Years Eve for allegedly driving without his […]
Local Activist Challenges Police Union President To Drug Test Showdown in Cleveland
DING!! DING!! Local Activist Art McKoy challenged Steve Loomis, head of the Cleveland Police Union and member of the Citizen’s Police Commision, to a drug test showdown. Art thinks Mr Loomis should lead by example and voluntarily submit to a drug and alcohol test. In an effort to make Loomis breathe easy about it, Art […]
14 y/o Pepper Sprayed Sparks Police Brutality Protests In Cleveland
In the video above you can see the very high tensions in Cleveland today (July 26th, 2015) as police brutality protestors have taken to the streets to call attention to the most recent case of abuse. As ‘The Movement For Black Lives Convention’ was being held at Cleveland State University, police responded to a 14-year-old […]
Cleveland Police Department Submits To Slew Of Accountability Reforms
Cleveland, Ohio – A slew of unprecedented regulations for police in Cleveland were just announced by United States Attorney Steven Dettelbach in hopes of curbing some of the escalating tensions between the people and the police in a time of escalating police brutality. This comes on the heels of the acquittal of Michael Brelo after […]
