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Cleveland Mayor and Police Chief Comment as CPD First District Police join Protesters

Photo by Doug Turrington

by Jessie Schoonover

Republished with permission from The West Park Times

“No justice no peace.” “George Floyd,” and “I can’t breathe.” 

Protestors shouted these powerful sentiments and the name of George Floyd as they made their way across Cleveland’s West Side during the late afternoon hours of Tuesday, June 2. 

Around 75 protestors initially gathered near the First District police station and reportedly moved toward Lakewood.

I-71 south and north ramps were closed to traffic near West 130th Street. 

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CDC Reverses Course Again on Using Race As Testing Criteria

Minority Groups with Higher Case and Death Rates Deemed a Priority, Then Not

By Afi Scruggs

This public service journalism article provided by nonprofit nonpartisan Eye on Ohio, the Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism. 

After changing the guidelines to test ethnic minority groups disproportionately affected by COVID-19, the CDC reversed course again Wednesday, saying that African Americans exposed to the virus could not get tested without symptoms.

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Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund partnersannounce latest round of grantmaking

Community raises more than $7.6 million, grants approach $2.8 million in support of frontline nonprofit organizations in Greater Cleveland

CLEVELAND (April 17, 2020) – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund coalition announced today its fourth round of weekly grants to support the Greater Cleveland nonprofit community, which continues to face unprecedented challenges during the ongoing pandemic. In total, $492,713 was awarded to 12 organizations and groups serving Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties, bringing the overall grantmaking amount to nearly $2.8 million in the month since the Fund’s creation.

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CMSD Recommendation to Relocate Tremont Montessori Discussed at Public Meeting

A special report by The Tremonster In late May, Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) announced its emerging recommendation for the future of Tremont Montessori is to relocate the program to an existing, modernized building outside of Tremont. The final public input meeting on the district’s emerging recommendations on the future…

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CMSD Invites Public Input on Long-Term School Planning

CMSD NEWS BUREAU CMSD will engage the community in planning the future of academic programs and buildings. The Board of Education is revisiting the District’s master facilities plan. Cleveland’s population patterns have changed since the plan was last updated five years ago, and the board wants to ensure that the…

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Cleveland RTA Transit Police take the Lip Sync Challenge

by Linda Scardilli Krecic
Spokesperson, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Eighteen off-duty, RTA Transit Police officers participated in the Lip Sync challenge last week.

It took eight hours to film the video over two days.

“Can’t Stop the Feeling,” by Justin Timberlake was the unanimous song of choice. Continue reading

Mayor Jackson and Division of Police Introduce Community Engagement Officers to City Neighborhoods

by Nancy Kelsey

Today, Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Chief Calvin D. Williams and Deputy Chief Wayne Drummond provided background on the Community Engagement Officer (CEO) initiative and introduced the 15 new CEOs.

This initiative further demonstrates the City’s commitment to creating a better quality of life for residents. Each of the city’s five police districts has three CEOs focused on grassroots relationship-building, based on the specific needs of each district.

“It’s really about community engagement and community policing in a way that connects police officers with individuals and community organizations and community groups to have a real feel for what’s going on on the street,” said Mayor Frank G. Jackson. “People think of police answering 9-1-1 or going to homicides or robberies. This is a different approach.” Continue reading