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
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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The department's superintendent of internal affairs approached the Bureau of Criminal Investigations in April, 2024 about taking over cases currently handled by the Cuyahoga County sheriff. -
Jennifer Wade was arrested in September for in incident involving Cleveland Clinic police. She was found unresponsive in her cell early on Feb. 23, 2025. -
The Cleveland Community Police Commission released records from the city showing 44 open allegations of workplace violence, bias, retaliation and harrassment. -
Retired Sgt. Richard Jackson is a former member of the CPC and was selected by Black Shield members for a seat on the commission. -
Law enforcement touted dozens of gun arrests in 2023, many for selling machine gun conversion devices. -
The Police Accountability Team's Leigh Anderson and Chief Annie Todd appeared at the City Club of Cleveland's Friday forum as monitor overseeing reform prepares new reports on use of force and crisis intervention. -
The plans call for a 1,886-bed facility in Garfield Heights. -
Acting East Cleveland Police Chief Kenneth Lundy faces allegations of an improper relationship in a case he investigated while a detective with East Cleveland. -
The city won't have a mayor until a probate court rules who will take the reigns, a city leader said. -
Acting Chief Kenneth Lundy had a sexual relationship with the state's lead witness in the 2019 conviction of Jerry Sims. That witness is now recanting her testimony.
