-
Bibb chose Leigh Anderson, an assistant professor with experience working on police oversight in several cities, to lead the office.
-
Bell Hardaway began working with the Cleveland police monitoring team in 2015 and currently serves as deputy monitor.
-
Aden has served as monitor for three years and spent two years as deputy monitor before that.
-
The two sides are far apart on whether the city is making sufficient progress in addressing issues involving the excessive use of force by Cleveland police. It's ultimately up to a federal judge to decide when the city has met the terms of the consent decree.
-
Consent decrees force cities to change abusive police tactics. But Cleveland still has work to do.
-
Mayor Justin Bibb says officials are working as "quickly" as possible to end the seven-year-old decree signed after a federal investigation found a pattern of excessive force by officers; Ohio's schools are struggling to fill teaching positions as more people are quitting the profession due to high college costs and being targeted by extremist politicians ... and more stories.
-
Cleveland City Council's Safety Committee held the proposal after raising several concerns about non-municipal police departments in the city.
-
White says it's a good time for him to leave the job as "fresh eyes" are needed.
-
The amendment shifts control of police discipline and policies into civilian hands.
-
As assistant monitor, he will help audit and assess consent decree compliance.