Akron Police

The Greater Akron Fellowship of Clergy has issued a list of policy demands following a grand jury's decision not to indict the Akron police officer that fatally shot 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker last year.

An Akron police officer fatally shot Michael Jones, a 54 year old Black man, last summer. Officers were investigating a stolen U-Haul that Jones was driving.

100 Black Men of Akron is looking for community partners to fight youth violence, members said at a press conference Monday.

Akron community members gathered Sunday to remember Jazmir Tucker, the teenager shot and killed by an Akron police officer on Thanksgiving.

The board approved suggestions for the city's new contract with the police union. City officials will enter negotiations with the union soon.

Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich requested the charge against Tavion Koonce-Williams be dropped. Koonce-Williams was charged for carrying a fake gun.

An Akron police officer shot and injured the teen on April 1, after police got a call that a Black male was pointing a gun at houses.

Operation Triple Beam focused on areas of high gun violence and gang activity in Akron, according to a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service.

The Safe Place Program is being implemented in Akron to swiftly help those affected by a hate crime. The city and police department will partner with businesses to offer training.

Eight Akron police officers shot and killed Jayland Walker, an unarmed, Black man, during a failed traffic stop turned car chase on June 27, 2022.