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Prosecutorial Misconduct
I was assaulted by my husband, with injuries requiring me to be hospitalized, while my two young children were sleeping in their rooms. The North Olmsted police found a marijuana grow operation, illegal at the time, in my husband’s basement. Local DEA agents were called to confiscate the equipment and drugs. While in the hospital I was told by a North Olmsted officer, who stayed with me, that my husband was in jail and a neighbor was watching my children. After the hospital released me, the officer took me home where I saw my husband sitting at the kitchen table laughing with the officers.…
Josiah Quarles tells story of abuse by police
Quarles acknowledges the difficult job of police officers and having had some good interactions with police. (0:35)
In one instance, he was let off with a warning after getting pulled over for an illegal U-turn. Then Quarles explains that he has had “multiple multiple multiple multiple experiences, more than I think most people could fathom in a lifetime, and a lot of them were not good.” (2:25)
Police drew guns on him three times. (2:40)
Quarles has never owned a gun or engaged in violence, but has been assualted, and even seeking aid for being assaulted, has been assaulted by police.…
I will make this also clear: I heard no dispersal notice whatsoever
I arrived at the Free Stamp, shortly after 2 pm, as the protest was gathering mass and beginning to…
I Cant Breathe Justice For George Floyd Rally
We arrived right around 2pm at the free stamp. There were multiple groups of people with speakers. At one, a man yelled out “all lives matter.” It’s feels tense for a second, people chant “black lives matter” in return and things move along without issue. We check out another hub of speakers that we can’t hear very well and soon the march began. We marched to the main entrance of the justice center and weaved our way to the main organizers, who were conducting speeches. Some people nearby began pounding on the windows of the justice center. The BLM organizers urged them to stop, to not…
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My name is Steven Thomas McCarthy III, I was in downtown Cleveland, Ohio on May 30th from about 1PM to about 6PM. I'm not sure what time, but the organized protest itself that I was a part of had moved from its original meeting point in the Free Stamp park to the front steps of the Justice Center. The police had the front steps surrounded, essentially forming a U shape that started on one side of the front doors, down the steps and across the bottom of the steps and then back up the steps on the other side to disallow people to be on the steps or near the doorways. I was standing East of the…
Man arrested near Black Lives Matter Cleveland 4th of July rally
Man arrested in Luke Easter Park during Black Lives Matter Cleveland "Fuck Yo 4th Of July…
Injury sustained at May 30, 2020 Demonstration for George Floyd
On Saturday, May 30th my partner and I attended a demonstration on the North side of the Justice…
Tanisha Anderson's mother decries slap-on-the-wrist disciplining of Myers and Aldridge, cops who killed Tanisha.
Plain Dealer article on Cassandra Johnson's outrage at lack of discipline of officers who murdered…
E. Cleveland considers dropping charges in 137 shots case
Cleveland Plain Dealer article on E. Cleveland's offer to drop charges against cop supervisors in…
Hard to convict Cops
Cleveland Plain Dealer article on how difficult it is to convict killer cops--in this case, Roy…
Officer Garmback suspension reduced from 10 to 5 days for murdering Tamir Rice
Cleveland Plain Dealer article reporting Tamir Rice's cop killer's suspension reduced from 10 to 5…
Deliberations in police murder case of Tamir Rice
Cleveland Plain Dealer article on the lack of transparency in the deliberations of grand jury in the…
Trial date sought--Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell
Cleveland Plain Dealer article about E. Cleveland trial date for police supervisors in 137 shots…
Officers not charged in murder of Tanisha Anderson
Cleveland Plain Dealer article on lack of charges against cops who murdered Tanisha Anderson in…
De-escalation Training didn't save Thomas Yatsko
Cleveland Plain Dealer article on how Cleveland Police deescalation training 2 weeks prior to the…
Settlement in police murder of Kenny Smith
Cleveland Plain Dealer article on settlement in 2012 police murder of Kenny Smith