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May 7 1813 - The first siege of Ft. Meigs concludes as American troops turn back the British troops and Indian warriors.

May 3 1838 - First church building opens in Toledo at corner of Superior and Cherry Street. 1842 - City of Toledo builds a new fire station on Summit Street between Adams and Cherry Streets. 1889 - The Pemberville Leader begins publication. 1903 - Tragedy strikes a large group of Polish travelers from Toledo when many of the group are run over by a locomotive in Detroit. Hundreds had been waiting on the tracks for a return train to Toledo when they were hit. Nine people are killed and scores in...

WILLIAM H. FREIVOGEL and PAUL WAGMAN Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting ST. LOUIS  — Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but it didnt go well. His supervisors allowed him to quit after he suffered a "dangerous lack of composure" during firearms training. The department concluded he would "not be able to cope or make good decisions" under stress. The deputy chief wrote Loehmann "could not follow simple directions, could not comm...

Wandering cops shuffle departments, abusing citizens WILLIAM H. FREIVOGEL and PAUL WAGMAN/Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting April 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 file photo, police hold their clubs as they form a line in front of supporters of President Donald Trump on Election Day in Beverly Hills, Calif. Red states such as Florida and Georgia lead the way in decertifying officers with past problems, w...

WILLIAM H. FREIVOGEL and PAUL WAGMAN Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting ST. LOUIS  — Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but it didnt go well. His supervisors allowed him to quit after he suffered a "dangerous lack of composure" during firearms training. The department concluded he would "not be able to cope or make good decisions" under stress. The deputy chief wrote Loehmann "could not follow simple directions, could not comm...

Updated 4 hours ago Wandering Police Officers Big Impediment To Reform: Report A 2020 study showed officers who move to other police departments often run into disciplinary problems after they are rehired. William H. Freivogel and Paul Wagman/Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting ST. LOUIS (AP) — Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but it didn’t go well. His supervisors allowed him to quit after he suffered a “dangerous lack of...