By Mark Puente This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project – Cleveland, a nonprofit news team focused on the Greater Cleveland area’s criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletter. A new report, from a federal monitor … [Read more...] about Cleveland Police hiring practices are ‘alarming’ and ‘disturbing,’ Feds say
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Learning from Trick or Treating
In our Cleveland Heights neighborhoods, most of us live fairly close together. And when we live close together, we will, for better or worse, be affected by the actions of our neighbors! So in Cleveland Heights, it's particularly important that our neighborhoods function as … [Read more...] about Learning from Trick or Treating
Positive crime trends continue through first half of 2015
Crime data from the Cleveland Heights Police Department for the first seven months of 2015 indicate a positive trend is continuing, as year-to-year crime rates declined in all but two categories. The only categories that didn't show a decrease in the number of crimes were … [Read more...] about Positive crime trends continue through first half of 2015
Cleveland Heights Citizens Police Academy filling 2015 class
In August, 2014, the Cleveland Heights Police Department inaugurated the Citizens Police Academy and accepted the first cohort of students. The Academy was part of Chief Jeffrey Robertson’s desire to deepen mutual understanding and regard between the department and the Cleveland … [Read more...] about Cleveland Heights Citizens Police Academy filling 2015 class
Crime trends downward in Cleveland Heights
Here is a series of charts using crime data from the Cleveland Heights Police Department. All of these have been published previously in the Heights Observer. I'm providing them as a quick visual to see crime trends. For information on how the data are gathered and managed, read … [Read more...] about Crime trends downward in Cleveland Heights
