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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, Akron's 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 officials to come back in six weeks with a “wish list” of demands that need Council's budgetary app...

US police officer who stuffed snow in man's mouth during arrest quits 11 Apr, 2021 09:40 PM 3 minutes to read An Ohio police officer who stuffed snow into the mouth of a man being arrested for domestic violence has resigned. Video / AP An Ohio police officer who stuffed snow into the mouth of a man being arrested for domestic violence has resigned. Video / AP Other By: Mark Gillispie An Ohio police officer who stuffed snow into the mouth of a man being arrested for domestic violence has resigned, interim Akron Police Chief Mike Caprez said during a Thursday news conference. The officer, John ...

Bad Cop: Resigns After Caught Stuffing Snow in Man's Mouth Akron , Ohio -- An Ohio police officer who stuffed snow into the mouth of a man being arrested for domestic violence has resigned, interim Akron Police Chief Mike Caprez said during a Thursday news conference. The officer, John Turnure, submitted his resignation March 30. FOP Akron Lodge 7 issued a statement Thursday defending the actions of Turnure, who is white, during the arrest of Charles Hicks II, who is Black. The statement said Turnure's resignation was for “various personal and professional reasons” bu...

Akron Police During Thursday's press conference, Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan apologizes for the handling of the arrest by Officer John Turnure, who resigned last month. Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan is apologizing for a February arrest in which an officer is accused of placing his knee on a suspect’s neck. And Akron Police say that body cam video released Thursday does not support the accusation. Officer John Turnure resigned last month amid the investigation into the arrest of Charles Hicks during a domestic violence call. The body cam footage shows Turnure shoving snow into Hicks’ face while ...

April 8, 2021 at 5:11 pm CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio police officer who stuffed snow into the mouth of a man being arrested for domestic violence has resigned, interim Akron Police Chief Mike Caprez said during a Thursday news conference. The officer, John Turnure, submitted his resignation March 30. FOP Akron Lodge 7 issued a statement Thursday defending the actions of Turnure, who is white, during the arrest of Charles Hicks II, who is Black. The statement said Turnure’s resignation was for “various personal and professional reasons” but it was not an admission of w...