Matthew Richmond

1 week ago | ideastream.org | Matthew Richmond

A 39-year-old detainee at the Cuyahoga County jail died this week due to an undisclosed medical emergency, according to an announcement from the county. Tasha Grant died at MetroHealth Hospital on Monday, according to the county medical examiner’s office. The office did not release a cause of death. Grant was in jail awaiting trial on two cases: an assault from the Southwest General Hospital Police Department on Sept. 3, 2024 and a vandalism case from the Garfield Heights Police Department on Sept.

2 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Matthew Richmond

Following an emotional hearing in a Downtown Cleveland court, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office dropped all charges from a 2019 East Cleveland murder conviction. In a hearing in Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court Tuesday, a witness recanted her testimony that led to the conviction of Jerry Sims and called into question the credibility of the then-lead detective on the case, Kenneth Lundy, who is now East Cleveland's Police Chief.

2 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Matthew Richmond

Two Cleveland Police officers are facing potential suspensions for improperly firing their weapons at the car of a woman fleeing another shooting a block away in the city’s Glenville neighborhood last March. That woman, Antwoina Carter, 26, of Cleveland, was killed. The two patrol officers, Dylan O’Donnell and Amanda Rock, are facing administrative charges through the police department's disciplinary system, according to documents obtained by Ideastream Public Media.

3 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Matthew Richmond

The Cleveland Community Police Commission approved a policy controlling drone usage by the Cleveland Division of Police, maintaining a controversial restriction despite pushback from city officials. The commission consulted with legal experts, defense attorneys, Cleveland police officials and looked at policies controlling drone usage in other cities, especially in Oakland, California, said Commissioner Piet van Lier.

3 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Matthew Richmond

During a hearing in federal court, Cleveland officials and the monitor assessing the city’s progress on the police consent decree continued their years-long dispute over the city’s work on police reform and the monitor’s role. The city, monitor and attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice were in federal court Tuesday for a hearing on the monitor’s 16th Semiannual Report on the consent decree.