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Training

Cleveland Police Supervisors Face Discipline In Deadly Pursuit

Twelve Cleveland police supervisors face disciplinary hearings for failing to control a deadly high-speed chase that resulted in the deaths of two unarmed suspects at an East Cleveland school.

April 29, 2013

Technology

Ohio Cops Challenge GPS Trackers

Police and fire unions in Columbus, Ohio, have filed a grievance stating they won't accept any discipline stemming from newly installed GPS units that track the movements of patrol and fire vehicles.

April 23, 2013

Patrol

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.

April 16, 2013

Technology

Video: Axon Cam Captures Burning Truck Rescue

Three officers from a Cleveland-area police department rescued the driver of a truck who struck a utility pole Saturday morning. Euclid (Ohio) Police Officer Adam Beese was wearing a TASER Axon on-officer camera system during the incident.

March 25, 2013

Patrol

Video: Bystanders Help Ohio Cop Break Up Fight

A casino patron and municipal bus driver helped a Cleveland Police officer subdue three teens during a physical confrontation earlier this month in downtown's Public Square.

March 24, 2013

Patrol

Feds Launch Use-of-Force Probe of Cleveland Police

The U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation to determine whether Cleveland police use excessive force and evaluate the department's training, supervision, and accountability mechanisms.

March 13, 2013

Patrol

Anti-Authority Suspect Opens Fire on Ohio Cops

Officers Brandon Savage and Erin Thomas pulled over James Gilkerson shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday. Gilkerson opened fire on the officers with a semi-automatic rifle before they could exit their cruiser.

March 12, 2013

Patrol

Ohio Judge Again Orders 'Idiot' Sign on Defendant

An Ohio judge who made a woman wear an "idiot" sign for driving on a sidewalk around a school bus has ordered similar punishment for a man convicted of threatening police officers.

March 5, 2013

Technology

X2 Sales Boost TASER International's Performance

The publicly traded TASER (NASDAQ: TASR) recorded sales of $32.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, a 50.6% increase over the company's fourth quarter 2011 tally of $21.3 million.

February 27, 2013

Patrol

Video: Cleveland Police Union Defends 'Perfect Chase'

The head of a Cleveland police union is defending a recent police chase that involved 62 cars. Jeffrey Follmer appeared on WCPN Radio less than 24 hours after first calling the November 29 police pursuit "the perfect chase," during a news conference.

February 7, 2013

Patrol

Cleveland Chief: We Will Stay the Course

Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath said he is "staying the course" with the internal investigation into a deadly pursuit shooting that elicited a call for him to resign from the patrolman's union.

February 6, 2013

Patrol

Cleveland Pursuit Shooting

Cleveland Police officers believed two suspects were armed and had fired at officers during a deadly shooting at the end of a 20-minute pursuit on Nov. 29. On Tuesday, the Ohio Attorney General released its investigation of the officer-involved shooting involving 13 officers who fired 137 rounds at two suspects, who died at the scene. The shooting has sparked a firestorm within the community and agency. Read our full coverage here.

February 6, 2013