Matthew Richmond
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Police, courts, radio and writing
Education: University of Southern California - Master of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: In a kayak near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River
Experience:
Matthew Richmond has worked as a journalist since 2011, first as a stringer in South Sudan, then as a public radio radio reporter in upstate New York covering hydrofracking before arriving in Cleveland in 2016.
Highlights:
- 2022 & 2023 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Criminal Justice Reporting
- Reporting fellow for "Guns & America" - a public media reporting project focused on firearms, their role and history in U.S. society and the laws surrounding their distribution and possession in Ohio and nationwide
- Reporting on the criminal justice system in Northeast Ohio, with a particular focus on policing, prosecutors and responses to violent crime
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The county will spend $38.7 million on the land but has yet to approve a funding source for construction. -
Prior to the demotion, Alfred Johnson was commander in charge of the Bureau of Special Services, which oversees the Gang Impact Unit and other drug and gun-related investigations, police records show. -
Dwayne Brooks' 1988 murder conviction was overturned after police reports pointing to a different suspect were released in 2021 as part of a public records request. -
Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court administrators say the detention facility on Cleveland's East Side is struggling with a years-long staffing shortage which has created a dangerous environment for staff and the children in their care. -
The indictments announced Tuesday included eight cases involving the use or sale of devices that convert standard handguns into fully automatic weapons. -
The department has nearly 300 fewer officers than it's budgeted for. -
Buehner was originally convicted in 2002 for a murder that a 2023 jury needed less than three hours of deliberations to clear him of. -
Homicides and motor vehicle thefts are up dramatically compared to a year ago. -
During their August 1 meeting, councilmembers voted against a 0.25% sales tax extension and $38 million land purchase.
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The extended contract expires at the end of September, giving the new county sheriff, Harold Pretel, a chance to review it and bring his recommendation to council.
