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About 150 protesters were marching peacefully on Copley Road in West Akron when police officers with the Akron Police Department and the Summit County Sheriff's Office arrived and dispersed the crowd using tear gas and pepper spray.
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A group of local pastors and church members held a prayer vigil Tuesday night for Jayland Walker. The decision by a grand jury to not indict the eight Akron police officers involved in his death was released Monday.
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Akron police are reviewing body cam video to determine the circumstances that led to law enforcement using tear gas and pepper spray on demonstrators Wednesday night.
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A Summit County special grand jury has ruled there was not enough credible evidence to charge the any of the officers with a crime.
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Candidates to be the next mayor of Akron took to the stage on Wednesday for the first debate of the campaign. The seven candidates fielded a variety of questions, from policing to pubic safety to education.
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Kemp Boyd, director of Love Akron, will serve as the chair of the citizen police oversight board.
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At-Large Councilwoman Linda Omobien said police "murdered" Jayland Walker in a recent council meeting. The shooting is under investigation and no charges have been filed.
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A new survey shows that Akron residents want a new mayor focused on gun violence, crime, police reform and education.
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As 2022 winds down, the Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable looks back at the biggest stories of the year.
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Akron’s police department will receive nearly $5 million in state funding to prevent and investigate violent crime, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's office announced Friday.