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The project is expected to wrap in 2025 and will house all of the Cleveland PD.
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Bibb chose Leigh Anderson, an assistant professor with experience working on police oversight in several cities, to lead the office.
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Activists say Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb did not follow the charter amendment that created the new Community Police Commission when he chose the members.
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The federal judge overseeing police reforms under a federal consent decree with Cleveland, Solomon Oliver, said "while the city has made substantial progress, it has not yet achieved substantial and effective compliance at this time."
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The gunshot detection technology will cover a 13-square-mile area of the city, encompassing about one-third of city residents.
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If approved, the city would spend $2.8 million to expand Shotspotter to cover 13 square miles of the city.
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A review of nine videos from Cleveland police shows instances where stops and searches were conducted based solely on alerts from the city's gunshot detection system.
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Consent decrees force cities to change abusive police tactics. But Cleveland still has work to do.
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Cleveland police have specially trained crisis intervention officers and a co-responder pilot program; advocates want more.
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Speaking at a news conference Tuesday on police staffing and crime statistics, Bibb said his office was looking to speed up the city’s compliance with the 2015 consent decree.