CLEVELAND, Ohio Cleveland police suspended a veteran detective for 10 days without pay for failing to investigate crimes. Det. John Kraynik failed to properly investigate 15 cases from January to June 2019, according to a discipline letter dated Monday. The suspension marks the latest controversy for Kraynik, who was the center of a 2018 investigation after internal investigators caught him .
In addition to trying to find new recruits, Cleveland has the added problem of keeping officers who are leaving as soon as they qualify for retirement.
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Apr 16, 2021
CLEVELAND (AP) A man was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer Thursday morning when he pulled a gun from his waistband as officers tried to arrest him on a murder warrant, Police Chief Calvin Williams said.
Officers initially responded to a resident’s call about the man around 4 a.m. Thursday and returned about four hours later, Williams said. A gun was found near the man’s body, Williams said.
The 25-year-old man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. The man was wanted for a homicide that occurred about eight blocks from where he was killed, Williams said.