Cops Archives - Cleveland Scene

They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science Championed by an Ohio Cop to Decide They Were Liars.

Tracing the fallacy of 911 call analysis through the justice system, from Quantico to the courtroom

by Brett Murphy, ProPublica December 30, 2022June 16, 2025

Who Keeps an Eye on Drug Seizure Accounts in Ohio? Lots of Forfeiture Money Goes to Associations Outside of Public Purview

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, Eye on OhioDecember 28, 2020June 23, 2025

Federal Lawsuit Against Put-in-Bay and Island Cops Alleges Excessive Force and Racism in Memorial Day Arrests

Steve NeavlingNovember 9, 2020October 9, 2024

What Trump and Biden Should Debate at the Cleveland Clinic: Why the Hospital’s Private Police Mostly Arrest Black People

David Armstrong, ProPublicaSeptember 28, 2020January 11, 2024

The Authors of an Ugly Story About Cops-Turned-Robbers Discuss Why Police Seem to Be at War With Citizens

Jessica Bryce YoungSeptember 11, 2020June 23, 2025

Four Cleveland Police Officers Fired for Boozing on the Job

Sam AllardJune 22, 2020June 4, 2025

City of Cleveland Agrees to Pay $3.7 Million in Death of Kenny Smith, Who Was Shot and Killed by a Cleveland Cop in 2012

Vince GrzegorekSeptember 26, 2018August 28, 2024

U.S. Marshal Caught On Tape Using Racial Slur After Arrest of Suspect Who Fled Police

Vince GrzegorekMay 21, 2018August 11, 2025

Lawsuit: Cleveland Police Won’t Give Burglary Victim His Gun Back

Kyle SwensonMay 8, 2017June 29, 2025

Prosecutors Decline Charges in 2014 Incident Where Lorain Cop Slammed Suspect’s Head on Cruiser Windshield: UPDATE

Vince GrzegorekApril 24, 2017July 26, 2025

Drunks and Riot Police: 12 Hours at Kent State’s Halloween Bash

Doug BrownOctober 30, 2013July 18, 2025

City Amps up Police Presence in Anticipation of Casino Opening

Vince GrzegorekApril 11, 2012June 4, 2022