/news/tags/akron-police-department Akron Police Department en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:12:33 GMT /law-justice/2025-03-28/akron-police-department-looking-to-staff-up-issues-call-for-new-recruits Akron announced Friday it's accepting applications for people interested in joining the police department. The number of uniformed officers is below what was budgeted by the city. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:12:33 GMT /law-justice/2025-03-28/akron-police-department-looking-to-staff-up-issues-call-for-new-recruits Sean Fitzgerald /law-justice/2025-03-11/akron-in-early-talks-to-hire-university-of-akron-for-police-use-of-force-review The move to hire the university's Department of Criminal Justice Studies comes after Akron City Council rejected Mayor Shammas Malik's plan to hire a national consulting firm last month, citing the $640,000 price tag. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:57:53 GMT /law-justice/2025-03-11/akron-in-early-talks-to-hire-university-of-akron-for-police-use-of-force-review Abigail Bottar /law-justice/2025-01-14/summit-county-outreach-team-responded-to-800-mental-health-calls-in-first-year-eyes-expansion Akron launched the mental health co-responder model SCOUT in March 2024. The team handles mental health calls that otherwise would have gone to police or firefighters. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:14:35 GMT /law-justice/2025-01-14/summit-county-outreach-team-responded-to-800-mental-health-calls-in-first-year-eyes-expansion Abigail Bottar /law-justice/2025-01-09/akron-residents-express-frustration-about-police-departments-culture-and-policies As Akron leaders consider a proposal to hire an outside consulting team to review the city's use-of-force policy, residents expressed their thoughts about department procedures. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 03:09:20 GMT /law-justice/2025-01-09/akron-residents-express-frustration-about-police-departments-culture-and-policies Anna Huntsman /law-justice/2024-12-16/akron-leaders-propose-national-consultants-review-use-of-force-policy-not-everyone-is-on-board Mayor Shammas Malik has proposed spending $768,000 to hire a national consultant team led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:25:54 GMT /law-justice/2024-12-16/akron-leaders-propose-national-consultants-review-use-of-force-policy-not-everyone-is-on-board Anna Huntsman /community/2024-12-01/akron-community-remembers-15-year-old-shot-by-police-on-thanksgiving Akron community members gathered Sunday to remember Jazmir Tucker, the teenager shot and killed by an Akron police officer on Thanksgiving. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 03:05:04 GMT /community/2024-12-01/akron-community-remembers-15-year-old-shot-by-police-on-thanksgiving Stephen Langel /law-justice/2024-11-29/15-year-old-dies-after-being-shot-by-akron-police-officers-thanksgiving-night The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is handling the investigation into the police-involved shooting of a 15-year-old in the city's Sherbondy Hill neighborhood Thursday night. Sat, 30 Nov 2024 03:13:10 GMT /law-justice/2024-11-29/15-year-old-dies-after-being-shot-by-akron-police-officers-thanksgiving-night Andrew Meyer /law-justice/2024-05-29/akron-police-auditor-wants-criminal-charges-for-fired-officer-says-department-has-systemic-issue Akron police auditor Anthony Finnell has released the findings of a use-of-force investigation involving Officer Ryan Westlake. He was fired May 6 for ramming a juvenile suspect into his police car while arresting her. Finnell also said it appears supervising officers may have tried to downplay the incident. Wed, 29 May 2024 23:41:52 GMT /law-justice/2024-05-29/akron-police-auditor-wants-criminal-charges-for-fired-officer-says-department-has-systemic-issue Anna Huntsman /law-justice/2024-04-08/akron-releases-bodycam-footage-officer-personnel-file-following-april-1-police-shooting The officer, Ryan Westlake, was nearly fired in 2021 after three incidents. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:33:21 GMT /law-justice/2024-04-08/akron-releases-bodycam-footage-officer-personnel-file-following-april-1-police-shooting Matthew Richmond /law-justice/2024-04-02/akron-prepares-to-release-bodycam-footage-after-officers-shoot-15-year-old-boy Police say the teen had been carrying a fake gun and was reportedly pointing it at houses in the city's Goodyear Heights neighborhood. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:19:16 GMT /law-justice/2024-04-02/akron-prepares-to-release-bodycam-footage-after-officers-shoot-15-year-old-boy Anna Huntsman