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Akron City Council will consider a resolution Monday evening that would support the purchase and installation of dash cameras for the Akron Police Department.
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Friends, family and community members remembered the life of Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old fatally shot by Akron police, at a funeral held Wednesday at the Akron Civic Theatre.
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As Akron, Ohio, prepares for the funeral of Jayland Walker on Wednesday, the community is asking why a 25-year-old with no criminal record was shot dozens of times by officers.
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Attorney Bobby DiCello said the city is focusing the blame on Jayland Walker. Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan and Police Chief Steve Mylett said that was not their intention.
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Youth wrestling coach Robert Hubbard remembers his former student, Jayland Walker, the Black motorist who was shot dozens of times and killed by Akron police on June 27.
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Community organizers have submitted a list of demands to the mayor's office, including firing and prosecuting the eight officers involved in the shooting.
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Mayor Dan Horrigan signed an emergency curfew order after demonstrations Sunday turned destructive.
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About 50 people were arrested early Monday morning in downtown Akron for rioting and other charges after police say they did not leave the area after city officials issued a curfew order, according to an Akron police media release.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentAkron has brought online a groundbreaking 65-million dollar water treatment facility intended to cut down on the amount of untreated waste ending up in the Cuyahoga River.
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At the first meeting of Akron City Council’s Reimagining Public Safety Committee, Akron Police Chief Kenneth Ball made a brief appearance to get things rolling. “I would say that I’m thankful to be here, but I’m not. I’m frustrated,” Ball told members of council in September 2020.