Fired Beachwood Police officer fights for his job back
Fired Beachwood Police officer fights for his job back By Hannah Catlett | February 26, 2021 at 7:54 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 7:54 PM
BEACHWOOD, Ohio (WOIO) - A fired police officer is now fighting to get his job back.
19 News was first to report his termination from the Beachwood Police Department this week, more than a year and a half after he shot a shoplifter at a mall.
Now, the police union is appealing the city’s decision.
The officer’s attorney spoke exclusively with investigator Hannah Catlett.
“The whole thing is very baffling,” Attorney Lewis Zipkin said.
Beachwood officer fired after 2019 shooting but some question why it took so long Everything about it was not handled right.
In Beachwood Placeâs parking lot, nearly two years ago, Beachwood Police Department s Officer Blake Rogers fired his gun into the car of a shoplifting suspect that he said ran over his foot leaving the mall.
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BEACHWOOD, Ohio â In Beachwood Placeâs parking lot, nearly two years ago, Beachwood Police Department s Officer Blake Rogers fired his gun into the car of a shoplifting suspect that he said ran over his foot leaving the mall.