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 lawsuit alleges that excessive force led to 58-year-old Lowell Gower's death. -
The killing of a child outside a supermarket in Northeast Ohio, has raised questions about whether the suspect fell through cracks in the mental health system. -
Police and community members gathered outside the Chamber's Funeral Home for a procession to a memorial service for Patrol Officer Jamieson Ritter. -
Officer Jamieson Ritter was shot while attempting to arrest a suspect who had a felonious assault warrant in a local suburb. He died at the hospital. -
The county settled with Cleveland Chantelle Glass, who was assaulted by two corrections officers in 2018. -
The recommendation goes to the city's Public Safety Director for a final decision. -
According to data released by the city, less than 1% of crisis intervention incidents resulted in a use of force by Cleveland Police. -
The county is signing a 17 year, $91 million lease with the building's current owners. -
The allegations go back to 2012 and involve incidents at three district schools. -
Cuyahoga County Council will press for more oversight under a new contract, which is expected to be signed before MetroHealth's contract expires in January.
