Groups Seek Changes to Cleveland Consent Decree

The NAACP and other civil rights groups want a federal judge to modify a consent decree aimed at reforming the troubled Cleveland police department by requiring outside agencies to investigate deadly police-use-of-force cases and to make the job of police inspector general more independent, according to brief filed Monday.

Milwaukee Officer Dies From Wounds Suffered in Ambush Attack

Officer Kendall Corder was transported to a local hospital for treatment and he died from his wounds Sunday. He served with the Milwaukee PD for six years.

Cleveland Holsters Hires PR Firm

Cleveland Holsters has hired Blue August, a Jackson, Tenn., marketing and public relations firm to assist them with editorial relations and branding efforts, according to the company.

COPS Teams With The Wounded Blue To Help Injured And Disabled Law Enforcement Officers And Their Families

Free officer-wellness training comes to Las Vegas Sept. 22–25: The Wounded Blue’s 5th Annual National Law Enforcement Survival Summit opens registration.

Shots Fired: Cleveland, Ohio 07/09/2008

Officer Jim Simone glanced at a teller to his left. The two knew one another well enough for Simone to see that she was having a hard time preventing a bizarre expression from registering on her face. Simone realized very quickly that he had walked into a robbery in progress.

Cleveland Businesses Bathe Buildings in Blue Light in Memorial to Slain Officer

Businesses around Cleveland (OH) have collectively decided to illuminate their buildings in blue light in memorial to Detective James Skernivitz, who was killed in the line of duty last week while working undercover.

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Cleveland Voters Approve Civilian Oversight for Police

The city’s police union who was strongly against the ballot measure promised to fight its implementation.