An officer with the Green Township (OH) Police Department has received the gift of life as a local citizen has donated a kidney to him following an expansive search for a compatible donor.
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.
An officer with the Cleveland (OH) Police Department died by suicide late last week, the agency confirmed today.
The charges filed on Tuesday give the first indication of what police believe is a possible motive, that the shooting is the result of a robbery. A detective wrote in court records that the trio shot and killed Det. James Skernivitz and Scott Dingess, 50, during an attempted robbery.
A $35,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the nurder of Detective Skernivitz.
Detective James Skernivitz was working on an undercover drug deal and he and his informant were ambushed while sitting in the car.
"I will not allow my deputies or any law enforcement officer in Butler County to take the abuse I have seen over the past several months. If you come to this county expecting a free pass to harm one of my men or women in uniform keep in mind, nothing in life is free," Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones said.
The rescued children are between the ages of 13 and 18. Children have been recovered in Cleveland, East Cleveland, Akron, Mansfield, Euclid, Willoughby and as far away as Miami.
An officer with the Twinsburg (OH) Police Department was caught on video rescuing an infant in a child safety seat that was turned awkwardly in an overturned vehicle following a crash on Saturday evening.
An officer with the Cincinnati Police Department has sued at least four people who have accused him of racist behavior in the wake of the protests earlier this summer.