Cleveland Police Department

Antoine Tolbert was arrested and taken to county jail after carrying a shotgun down St. Clair Avenue on Cleveland's East Side. The charges were quickly dropped.

Vincent Montague alleges retaliation and racial discrimination by officers in the department and Director of Public Safety Karrie Howard.

The three hires from other police agencies all were hired after incomplete scrutiny and overlooked red flags.

Documents show Cleveland Police failed to fully vet three lateral hires, one of whom was involved in sexually harassing a colleague; Ohio's top election official still supports J.D. Vance despite Vance's comments promoting the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory; A woman claims Cavs guard Rajon Rondo threatened her life with a gun; and more stories.

The city hasn't acknowledged that part of the surveillance system launched in 2018 was the hiring of two companies that offer facial recognition services.

Police say a passenger in the car the teenager was driving returned to the scene to help find the driver; Former President Donald Trump headlined a rally in central Ohio over the weekend where he stumped for Senate candidate J.D. Vance and others; Fire officials responded to two early Sunday morning fires in Akron; and more stories.

Bibb is proposing growing the ranks of the Cleveland Division of Police from the current number of 1,442 to a budgeted number of 1,640.

The city of Cleveland released a statement saying the alleged misconduct was found after an internal investigation.

The Cleveland Police Department will classify the New Year’s Eve killing of Officer Shane Bartek as a “line of duty” death. Bartek’s family will be eligible for additional benefits based on the classification. Bartek was not working when he was killed outside an apartment building on Cleveland’s West Side.

Construction on the two-block, empty site at the corner of E. 75th Street and Opportunity Corridor is expected to start in 2022 and end in 2026.