Matthew Richmond
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Police, courts, radio and writing
Education: University of Southern California - Master of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: In a kayak near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River
Experience:
Matthew Richmond has worked as a journalist since 2011, first as a stringer in South Sudan, then as a public radio radio reporter in upstate New York covering hydrofracking before arriving in Cleveland in 2016.
Highlights:
- 2022 & 2023 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Criminal Justice Reporting
- Reporting fellow for "Guns & America" - a public media reporting project focused on firearms, their role and history in U.S. society and the laws surrounding their distribution and possession in Ohio and nationwide
- Reporting on the criminal justice system in Northeast Ohio, with a particular focus on policing, prosecutors and responses to violent crime
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Mayor Lateek Shabazz is asking for city council's support to file a lawsuit to block the appointment of a receiver. -
The interim monitor, Christine Cole, praised the city for its work on crisis intervention. -
Auditor of State Keith Faber is recommending the appointment of a receiver who can force spending reductions and measures to increase revenue. -
A preliminary report found 39-year-old Tasha Grant's death was caused, in part, by actions taken to physically restrain her while in the hospital. -
The project will include 300 housing units and 25,000 square feet of retail space. -
A 28-year-old Lorain native, Michael Parker, had a history of mental illness and amassed more than 7,500 rounds of ammunition and 10 firearms in preparation for the shooting. -
Morgan received 78% of the vote in her first electoral campaign. -
Cuyahoga is now the first county in Ohio to ban conversion therapy. -
The officers, Daniel Lajack and Donald Kopchak, are charged with abduction, ethnic intimidation and misdemeanor assault following an incident at the Buzzard's Roost bar. -
A sheriff's deputy sought to use the tactic, known as a PIT, during a fatal pursuit early Sunday morning.
