Ohio edges toward coronavirus case threshold needed to remove restrictions: The Wake Up for Friday, March 12, 2021
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
Posted Mar 12, 2021
Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a televised address on March 4 when he announced that he would lift the state s public health orders when Ohio s COVID-19 numbers drop to 50 cases per 100,000 people for two weeks. (Ohio Channel)
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Cooler temperatures settle into the region for the weekend, but it still be pretty nice for March. Highs today will be in the low 50s with plenty of sunshine. Temps will be in the low to mid-40s on Saturday and Sunday, but more sunshine is expected. Read more.
Ohio appeals court upholds firing of Cleveland police officer who killed Tamir Rice
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Posted Mar 11, 2021
A photo of Tamir Rice in the reconstructed gazebo where police shot and killed the 12-year-old. The gazebo now has a temporary home in Chicago.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio An appeals court on Thursday declined to reinstate former Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann, who shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014.
The city of Cleveland didn’t fire Loehmann for any action he took during the November 2014 killing of Rice, but rather for lying on his initial application about his reason for leaving his previous job at a suburban police department.
reflective. detective follmer sounded like someone who felt on these cases they knew all the facts, they d done their fact finding and anyone who disagreed was not only wrong which is how public debates work but that anyone who disagrees with them owes them an apology. a big question is he speaks for the union. he doesn t speak for the actual government police wing. i want to play it for folks just joining us. jeffrey follmer, president of cleveland police patrolman association. let s take a listen. how about this? listen to police officers commands. listen to what we tell you and just stop. i think that eliminates a lot of problem. i have kids, too. they know how to respect the law and what to do when a police officer comes up to them. the nation needs to realize when we tell you to do something, do it, and if you re wrong, you re wrong. if you re right, then the courts will figure it out. wow. the lord said it. i believe it. that settles it.
family member, gina. yep. the same georgina dejesus who was rescued from seymour street this week. i want to bring in someone very familiar with the investigation, detective jeff fulmer of the cleveland police department. he is also president of the cleveland police patrolman association. detective, thanks so much for joining us. what do you make of these neighbors who say they did raise concerns about ariel castro over the years? i know the police say they don t have any records of it but why do you think there is this disagreement? you know, i don t know right now. we do document everything. our 911 calls are recorded. we have all the history of these calls. you know, i don t know why people are saying this right now. we haven t been out there. our department took this very seriously and they re looking very hard for these girls for a long time. let s turn to this case. after ten years, what made amanda berry in your understanding of the case finally make a break for it on mond