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June 10, 2024
Akron Mayor Shammas Malik withdrew the proposal for a $400,000 buyout for Deputy Chief Jesse Leeser from city council's agenda Monday.
May 20, 2024
Malik submitted legislation that, if approved, would offer a buyout to Deputy Chief Jesse Leeser, a 29-year veteran of the department.
May 20, 2024
Akron Mayor Shammas Malik is seeking a $400,000 buyout for the city's remaining deputy police chief, Jesse Leeser.
April 24, 2024
Many attendees questioned what changes the chief would implement to improve the department's standing in the Black community.
January 15, 2022
As 2021 rolled along through another year of the pandemic, there was a different worry growing in Akron regarding violence.
December 15, 2021
Akron police are addressing violent crime by going after criminals who also have guns. It's a novel approach, but it shouldn't be.
May 4, 2021
With Akron set to receive $153 million from the federal American Rescue Plan by next summer, City Council is ready to pony up whatever it takes to curb gun violence. Public Safety Chair Donnie Kammer invited Charles Brown, Akrons deputy mayor for public safety, as well as the highest-ranking officers in the Akron Police Department to brief lawmakers on current gun violence reduction efforts and what more is needed. “For right now, this is a start,” said Kammer, who told public safety offi...