Social media has been filled over the past few weeks with complaints about walking throughout Cleveland Heights as the snow piles up. This Facebook post by Jim Miller sums up the frustration, but – to use the appropriate cliche – it's only the tip of the iceberg. While … [Read more...] about The problem isn’t really winter walking; it’s lack of commitment to public safety
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The police are using Twitter – and look who’s got something good to say
On Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, a 16-year-old boy named Artwon Oliver was shot and killed at the intersection of Lee and Superior roads in Cleveland Heights. According to the reports (here are 2 from the Plain Dealer: first report, Nov. 27; follow up, Nov. 30), he had been … [Read more...] about The police are using Twitter – and look who’s got something good to say
Let’s get serious about world-class policing in CH
It's time to commission a third-party study to understand what our police department does right and what it needs to do better. After reading the front-page story in Sunday's Plain Dealer about the Cleveland Heights police department's homemade rules for reporting sexual assault … [Read more...] about Let’s get serious about world-class policing in CH
How Cleveland Heights is – and isn’t – dealing with juvenile crime
I met Cleveland Heights Police Chief Jeffrey Roberston for the first time last week, and he changed my mind. And then didn't. We were in a community meeting, organized by City Council Member Bonita Caplan and attended by a small group of concerned citizens – mostly from the … [Read more...] about How Cleveland Heights is – and isn’t – dealing with juvenile crime
Before the city council elections, let’s define ‘excellent’
If you want to get a rise out of a Cleveland Heights City Council member, float the suggestion that our city government is just OK. For example, several weeks ago – in the aftermath of the Coventry flash mob and an unrelated violent assault near Lee Road – I sent a note to … [Read more...] about Before the city council elections, let’s define ‘excellent’
