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6 Cleveland Police Officers Are Fired Over Deadly 2012 Chase And Shooting

3:35pm January 26, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Last May, Michael Brelo was found not guilty of two counts of voluntary manslaughter — in part, because it was too hard to determine which shots had killed the pair.

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For Family Of Tamir Rice, An Inauspicious Anniversary

9:09am November 20, 2015

by Nick Castele

One year ago this weekend, the 12-year-old was fatally shot by a police officer. The prosecutor is promising transparency, but activists have grown impatient while waiting for a grand jury decision.

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Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir, a 12-year-old boy fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer, speaks during a news conference in December 2014, in Cleveland.

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Tamir Rice's Family: Prosecutor Is On A Quest To Avoid Accountability

3:04pm October 11, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The prosecutor in the case released two independent reports that found the shooting of the 12-year-old boy was justified. Rice's family said the prosecutor is working to avoid an indictment.

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Cleveland Prosecutor's Report: Tamir Rice Borrowed Pellet Gun From Friend

3:57pm June 15, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Cuyahoga County prosecutor said he released the report because transparency is necessary "for an intelligent discussion of the important issues raised by this case."

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Charges Recommended For Cleveland Officers Who Fatally Shot 12-Year-Old

8:09am June 12, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Tamir Rice was carrying a replica gun outside a recreation center in the city in November when he was killed by two police officers.

Police officers are illuminated by patrol car lights during a protest against the acquittal of Michael Brelo on Saturday in Cleveland.

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Cleveland, Justice Department Reach Agreement Over Police Conduct

2:55pm May 26, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Similar settlements — known as consent decrees — have required cities to allow independent monitors to oversee new policies. They typically also require new training.

A protester films riot police Saturday as they advance on a small march against the acquittal of Michael Brelo, a Cleveland patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects.

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Dozens Of Cleveland Protesters Arrested After Officer's Acquittal

10:51am May 26, 2015

by L. Carol Ritchie

Cleveland police in riot gear made 71 arrests overnight Saturday as angry residents protested the acquittal of a patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects.

Ann Allen (right) and Marie Birsic (left) take part in a demonstration to prevent the closure of Lakewood Hospital on Cleveland's West Side. Birsic says the neighborhood will "go down into a ghost town" once the hospital is turned into an outpatient cente

Losing A Hospital In The Heart Of A Small City

5:02pm May 07, 2015

by Sarah Jane Tribble

Economic forces are squeezing the city of Lakewood, just outside Cleveland, forcing the closure of one hospital even as another is built in a more affluent suburb.

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Cleveland Clinic pharmacist Katie Greenlee talks with Morgan Clay about how he should take his prescriptions when he leaves the hospital.

Cleveland Hospitals Grapple With Readmission Fines

11:44am January 29, 2015

by Sarah Jane Tribble

The Cleveland Clinic has seen its Medicare penalties go down, while those paid by hospitals that serve many of Cleveland's poorer residents have gone up.

The Akron Police Department training class works out at Kent State Basic Police Officer Training Academy. Donald Clayton is the only African-American in the class of 20.

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In Recruitment Effort, Akron Police Seeks To Mirror The Community

9:00am January 27, 2015

by M.L. Schultze

The city's recruitment effort has a very different feel from years past as it tries to attract more diverse candidates. The force is 80 percent white; the population is more than 30 percent black.

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