/tags/michael-omalley Michael O'Malley en-US Copyright Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:05:18 GMT /2023-03-08/7-more-east-cleveland-police-officers-indicted-bringing-total-to-16-since-august The charges against seven East Cleveland police officers include felonious assault and interference with civil rights. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:05:18 GMT /2023-03-08/7-more-east-cleveland-police-officers-indicted-bringing-total-to-16-since-august Matthew Richmond /politics-government/2022-06-29/some-ohio-prosecutors-say-they-wont-enforce-states-new-abortion-ban A law is now on the books that makes abortion illegal at about six weeks into a pregnancy but some prosecutors say they're not going to prosecute violators. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:54:56 GMT /politics-government/2022-06-29/some-ohio-prosecutors-say-they-wont-enforce-states-new-abortion-ban Jo Ingles /politics-government/2021-12-02/lawsuit-argues-ohios-police-officers-arent-meeting-state-training-requirements A Cleveland-based advocacy group has spent years building a case that police officers around Ohio are violating state law simply by continuing to serve as officers because many police departments are not in compliance with the state's training requirements. Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2021-12-02/lawsuit-argues-ohios-police-officers-arent-meeting-state-training-requirements Matthew Richmond /ideastream/2020-12-16/cuyahoga-county-jail-taking-dramatic-steps-to-stem-covid-19-outbreak With about 300 COVID-positive inmates and 69 staff members currently out with COVID-19 illness or exposure, Cuyahoga County is taking several dramatic steps to stem an outbreak of the coronavirus in the jail. The Ohio National Guard has been called on to fill in for sick staff, inmates meeting certain criteria have been released, and the state’s restrictions on inmate transfers have been challenged in court. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:28:27 GMT /ideastream/2020-12-16/cuyahoga-county-jail-taking-dramatic-steps-to-stem-covid-19-outbreak Matthew Richmond /ideastream/2020-10-27/far-right-activists-indicted-for-alleged-voter-intimidation-in-cleveland Updated: 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 Two out-of-state far-right activists have been charged with intimidating voters in Cuyahoga County. According to the Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s office, the scheme was allegedly hatched by Jacob Wohl, 22, and Jack Burkman, 54, to deter people from voting by mail. The pair is accused of sending more than 8,100 robocalls on Aug. 26 to phone numbers in Cleveland and East Cleveland. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 17:51:40 GMT /ideastream/2020-10-27/far-right-activists-indicted-for-alleged-voter-intimidation-in-cleveland Matthew Richmond /news/2020-10-16/franklin-county-prosecutor-joins-efforts-to-restrict-no-knock-warrants No-knock warrants have gotten a lot of attention – most notably in the death of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in March during a shootout between her… Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:40:27 GMT /news/2020-10-16/franklin-county-prosecutor-joins-efforts-to-restrict-no-knock-warrants Karen Kasler