Mayor Shammas Malik has proposed spending $768,000 to hire a national consultant team led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora in a sweeping announcement of 1,500 commutations and 39 pardons.

Two Akron City council members are calling on Mayor Shammas Malik to fire the officer who fatally shot 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker on Thanksgiving night. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is handling the review of the shooting.

Late Saturday, police released two additional photos of the suspected shooter that appeared to be from a camera mounted inside a taxi.

The city has decided not to release the name of the officer who fatally shot 15 year old Jazmir Tucker, Mayor Shammas Malik said. Meanwhile, the lawyers representing the family have called on the city to be fully transparent and respond to records requests.

The shooting is under investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The two officers who initially approached Jazmir Tucker have been placed on administrative leave.

Monitor Karl Racine first raised the issue of nonpayment or delayed payments in March.

The drone policy will allow Cleveland police to start a drone program, while the discipline policy overhauls the way the department addresses officer misconduct.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is handling the investigation into the police-involved shooting of a 15-year-old in the city's Sherbondy Hill neighborhood Thursday night.

Reentry changes come in response to The Marshall Project - Cleveland investigation that showed people leaving jail got little help to avoid returning.