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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.
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A special Summit County grand jury is expected to be seated April 10. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has been reviewing the incident for about nine months.
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The average price per gallon spiked 32 cents in Akron and 22 cents in Cleveland; Akronites will get to experience a new park this coming weekend on a portion of the decommissioned innerbelt; A developer has laid out a $100 million plan to restore a historic neighborhood in Cleveland Heights and erect new apartments, homes, parking and dining structures to revive the area ... and more stories.
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A local Akron activist was appealing a case dismissal lawsuit his charity brought against the Akron Board of Zoning, but now he is considering appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court; Akron's police union is demanding the state's investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of Jayland Walker be immediately ceased; A Canton City councilman doesn't believe the shooting death of a Black man by a white police officer was racially motivated ... and more stories.
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An attorney for the family of an unarmed Black man killed by a Columbus police officer Tuesday morning said the officer acted recklessly and there is no justification for the shooting.
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The attorney for the family says he is concerned about possible collusion between the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Fraternal Order of Police; Convicted former Cleveland City Councilman Kenneth Johnson has asked for early release from federal prison citing health issues; Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley wants a major overhaul to the state's energy policy as the anniversary of the nuclear bailout bill approaches ... and more stories.
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Walker family attorney Bobby DiCello said the Akron police union's president spoke to a Cleveland TV station about the investigation into Walker's death.
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President Joe Biden speaking in Cleveland, said the DOJ, the FBI and local federal prosecutors are looking into what happened; The former Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice has a new job in Pennsylvania; The Browns have traded QB Baker Mayfield to Carolina.
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Ohio has its first success in identifying skeletal remains using a technology not previously available to the state's crime labs.
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The complaint alleges the state's system that is supposed to help prevent criminals from buying guns isn't being updated.