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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2015

Video: Cincinnati Assistant Chief Details How Veteran Officer was Killed Last Week

Lt. Col. James Whalen told 700WLW Radio's Bill Cunningham that Kim, 48, was the second officer at the scene; a probation officer had arrived and talked to Hummons for a minute, Whalen said, but was waiting for a second officer before getting out of his vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2015

Cleveland Officer Can Sue City for Wrongful Suspension Over Facebook Posts

U.S. District Judge Christopher Boyko, in an order issued Monday, wrote that Sgt. Johnny Hamm has a "plausible claim for deprivation" of his right to due process, if what Hamm alleges is true. Boyko wrote that the complaint over the Facebook posts was lodged by police Chief Calvin Williams and decided at a disciplinary hearing that was also presided over by the chief.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2015

Cincinnati Officer and Suspect Killed in Exchange of Gunfire

Sonny Kim, a 27-year veteran with the Cincinnati Police Department, was shot and killed Friday morning during a shootout in Madisonville, leaving the department in mourning and a neighborhood on edge.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2015

Ohio House Approves Changes to Police Recruit Requirements

Ohio would boost the amount of training to become a police officer and require all candidates for law enforcement jobs to have a high school diploma under a legislative proposal.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2015

Tamir Rice Investigation Report Released

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office released a redacted account of the investigation on Saturday. The 224-page report, compiled by Sheriff's Department investigators, offers no determination as to whether the Nov. 22, 2014 shooting was justified.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2015

Judge Finds Probable Cause for Murder Charge Against Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice

A Cleveland Municipal Court judge has found probable cause that a Cleveland police officer should face murder and other charges in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was holding a replica gun.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2015

Cleveland Chief: Officers Should See Themselves as 'Guardians,' Not 'Warriors'

Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said Wednesday that among the challenges he faces in reforming his department in concert with a federal consent decree is training his officers to view themselves as guardians of the community, rather than warriors.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2015

Cleveland Activists Plan to Bypass Prosecutor, Seek Charges Against Officer in Tamir Rice Shooting

The head of the police union that represents Cleveland police blasted the attempt to circumvent the prosecutor. Steve Loomis, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association called the move a dangerous and selfish attempt to "hijack rule of law."

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2015

Cleveland Police Union Says Federal Reforms Endanger Officers

The head of the Cleveland police department's patrol union said aspects of the agreement that mandates sweeping reforms to the city's police department could put officers in danger.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2015

Cleveland to Overhaul Police Use-of-Force Policy Under Federal Consent Decree

Officers will be held to higher standards on unholstering and firing their weapons and no longer will be allowed to use their guns to strike suspects as they would with a baton.

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