Shooting deaths in Cuyahoga County number 52 through May (interactive map)

 

"And there has been at least one shooting death in more than a third of the villages and cities in Cuyahoga County.

Cleveland, however, accounted for half - 26, with 21 of those being homicides. In the suburbs, there were 13 homicides and 13 suicides."

 

http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2014/06/shooting_deaths_in_cuyahoga_co_2.html#incart_river

Thankfully, it looks like Zack Reed was just flat out wrong (surprised?  :evil:).  Cleveland only clocks 24 homicides on the year (added 3 to the figure cited in the article updated on the 20th).  Honestly, I'm probably more concerned a councilman is so off with his numbers.

 

 

Shooting deaths in Cuyahoga County number 52 through May (interactive map)

 

"And there has been at least one shooting death in more than a third of the villages and cities in Cuyahoga County.

Cleveland, however, accounted for half - 26, with 21 of those being homicides. In the suburbs, there were 13 homicides and 13 suicides."

 

http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2014/06/shooting_deaths_in_cuyahoga_co_2.html#incart_river

 

"The homicides this weekend bumped up Cleveland's homicide number to 51 this year, Cleveland police spokesman Ali Pillow said."

 

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/06/cleveland_councilmen_demand_th.html

 

From Zack Reed's twitter:

Zack Reed

‏@zachreed12

With the 3 #homicides which occurred this weekend the .@CityofCleveland now stands at 50 homicides for 2014. Welcome to summer #Cleveland

 

Ironically, his ward is one of the bloodiest.

 

Honestly, Zach Reed should be disciplined for a ridiculous comment like that over social media....  Not only did he get the facts wrong but saying "welcome to summer..." just dismisses the seriousness of the problem.  As stated, his ward is one of the worst.  Sheesh.  I already hated the guy for all his DUI arrests...

 

From Zack Reed's twitter:

Zack Reed

‏@zachreed12

With the 3 #homicides which occurred this weekend the .@CityofCleveland now stands at 50 homicides for 2014. Welcome to summer #Cleveland

 

Ironically, his ward is one of the bloodiest.

 

Honestly, Zach Reed should be disciplined for a ridiculous comment like that over social media....  Not only did he get the facts wrong but saying "welcome to summer..." just dismisses the seriousness of the problem.  As stated, his ward is one of the worst.  Sheesh.  I already hated the guy for all his DUI arrests...

 

I don't know how you "discipline" an elected official for comments that are factually accurate (he was off one on the homicide count).  I took "welcome to summer" as ironic or sarcastic, not dismissive.  I'm no Zach Reed fan (though I did like his comments recently on the dads stepping up issue) but this wasn't out of line.

 

Interesting that apparently, only about half the homicides in Cleveland this year were shootings.

 

From Zack Reed's twitter:

Zack Reed

‏@zachreed12

With the 3 #homicides which occurred this weekend the .@CityofCleveland now stands at 50 homicides for 2014. Welcome to summer #Cleveland

 

Ironically, his ward is one of the bloodiest.

 

Honestly, Zach Reed should be disciplined for a ridiculous comment like that over social media....  Not only did he get the facts wrong but saying "welcome to summer..." just dismisses the seriousness of the problem.  As stated, his ward is one of the worst.  Sheesh.  I already hated the guy for all his DUI arrests...

 

Disciplined for what? 

 

He used a poor choice of words and not properly using social media based on his job.  He, should learn to use the Cleveland PR/communications department.  I'd also like to know if it was Reed who posted the tweet or someone on his staff?

 

Either way, he's a moron and the people that continue to vote his dumb ass into office deserve to suffer!

Interesting that apparently, only about half the homicides in Cleveland this year were shootings.[/color]

 

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/06/four_gun-related_homicides_ove.html

 

This article says:

 

"The four killings -- under investigation by homicide detectives – bring the number of gun-related Cleveland murders in 2014 to 51, said police spokesman Sgt. Ali Pillow."

 

So I'm not sure what numbers are correct.  It seems as if all kinds of figures are being thrown about.

Interesting that apparently, only about half the homicides in Cleveland this year were shootings.[/color]

 

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/06/four_gun-related_homicides_ove.html

 

This article says:

 

"The four killings -- under investigation by homicide detectives – bring the number of gun-related Cleveland murders in 2014 to 51, said police spokesman Sgt. Ali Pillow."

 

So I'm not sure what numbers are correct.  It seems as if all kinds of figures are being thrown about.

 

Yeah, the idea that almost half the homicides don't involve guns falls somewhere between interesting and doesn't-make-sense.

Thankfully, it looks like Zack Reed was just flat out wrong (surprised?  :evil:).  Cleveland only clocks 24 homicides on the year (added 3 to the figure cited in the article updated on the 20th).  Honestly, I'm probably more concerned a councilman is so off with his numbers.

 

 

Shooting deaths in Cuyahoga County number 52 through May (interactive map)

 

"And there has been at least one shooting death in more than a third of the villages and cities in Cuyahoga County.

Cleveland, however, accounted for half - 26, with 21 of those being homicides. In the suburbs, there were 13 homicides and 13 suicides."

 

http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2014/06/shooting_deaths_in_cuyahoga_co_2.html#incart_river

 

"The homicides this weekend bumped up Cleveland's homicide number to 51 this year, Cleveland police spokesman Ali Pillow said."

 

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/06/cleveland_councilmen_demand_th.html

 

The PD's data central stats came from the county medical examiner. The issue is that the medical examiner just shows the victims home address, not where the homicide occurred. For instance Theodore Wright of North Royalton did die in a shooting but it was in Cleveland, not where he lived. The PD is reading the record wrong and thinks he died where he lived. It's flat out poor journalism. I don't know how many homicides have been in the burbs but I doubt it's even in double digits.

Thankfully, it looks like Zack Reed was just flat out wrong (surprised?  :evil:).  Cleveland only clocks 24 homicides on the year (added 3 to the figure cited in the article updated on the 20th).  Honestly, I'm probably more concerned a councilman is so off with his numbers.

 

 

Shooting deaths in Cuyahoga County number 52 through May (interactive map)

 

"And there has been at least one shooting death in more than a third of the villages and cities in Cuyahoga County.

Cleveland, however, accounted for half - 26, with 21 of those being homicides. In the suburbs, there were 13 homicides and 13 suicides."

 

http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2014/06/shooting_deaths_in_cuyahoga_co_2.html#incart_river

 

"The homicides this weekend bumped up Cleveland's homicide number to 51 this year, Cleveland police spokesman Ali Pillow said."

 

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/06/cleveland_councilmen_demand_th.html

 

The PD's data central stats came from the county medical examiner. The issue is that the medical examiner just shows the victims home address, not where the homicide occurred. For instance Theodore Wright of North Royalton did die in a shooting but it was in Cleveland, not where he lived. The PD is reading the record wrong and thinks he died where he lived. It's flat out poor journalism. I don't know how many homicides have been in the burbs but I doubt it's even in double digits.

 

Two in the last two days (see that thread).

The CPD needs to crack down on this crap before the Gay Games comes to town:

 

http://www.19actionnews.com/story/25910499/man-beat-outside-popular-cleveland-bar

The CPD needs to crack down on this crap before the Gay Games comes to town:

 

http://www.19actionnews.com/story/25910499/man-beat-outside-popular-cleveland-bar

 

Again at the same place. 

 

One has to wonder if this is just thugs expressing their prejudices and preying on those they perceive as weak, or a concerted effort by someone to shut the place down, either for prejudicial or economic (takeover) reasons.

This is why whenever the topic of gentrification comes up, I can't help but laugh. If the "fine" residents of Cudell cannot behave in a civilized manner and accept the rising diversity of surrounding areas, then I do not give a rats ass where they go when people who embrace diversity price them out of their neighborhood. That time is approaching and we all know it. Goodbye and good riddance!

The CPD needs to crack down on this crap before the Gay Games comes to town:

 

http://www.19actionnews.com/story/25910499/man-beat-outside-popular-cleveland-bar

 

I learned 3 things from that article. 1. Don't be gay. 2. Don't be straight going to gay bars. 3. And don't take public transportation.

 

That sounds about right for the media. Short on facts. Long on irrelevant details aimed to scare people.

This is why whenever the topic of gentrification comes up, I can't help but laugh. If the "fine" residents of Cudell cannot behave in a civilized manner and accept the rising diversity of surrounding areas, then I do not give a rats ass where they go when people who embrace diversity price them out of their neighborhood. That time is approaching and we all know it. Goodbye and good riddance!

 

To be perfectly blunt about it, the choices for this region, at this time, are gentrification and sprawl.  Indeed, anti-gentrification activism is why strong neighborhoods grow block by block and the planning process can’t nucleate new ones.  Someone eventually demands the proposals be “mixed income”, which ends up meaning expecting people to pay market rates to live adjacent to public housing.  That’s not a reasonable expectation as long as this sort of behavior remains unchecked.

 

^Not necessarily like that.  'Mixed income' to my understanding usually means that the developer has obtained some kind of grant for a large project which requires a small percentage of the units (usually one or two) be offered to qualifying low income applicants.

 

as long as this sort of behavior remains unchecked.

 

I cringe everytime I read a comment like this

^Not necessarily like that.  'Mixed income' to my understanding usually means that the developer has obtained some kind of grant for a large project which requires a small percentage of the units (usually one or two) be offered to qualifying low income applicants.

 

as long as this sort of behavior remains unchecked.

 

I cringe everytime I read a comment like this

 

It's not "1 or 2".  In it's simplistic form, its a percentage of the total number of units in the building.

The % of affordable units is contingent on the funding source.

 

For example, the Tremont Pointe project was funded through the Hope VI federal program and is 50% market rate and 50% subsidized. 

 

90% of new low income housing is built by the private market using Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC).  Developers apply for and chose to have 20% or 40% of the units subsidized and are awarded the appropriate LIHTC amount in return.  Of course, developers can also chose to offer up to 100% at subsidized rates.

 

Also, there are some parcels have HUD restrictions attached to the deed.  This was an early consideration in the Upper Chester project which had HUD restrictions on some of the parcels requiring them to be offered at subsidized rates.  Luckily, HUD released those deed restrictions but only in return for a low income component to be added to the project (I think they decided on low income senior housing).

 

Tremont Pointe: http://blog.cleveland.com/cribnotes/2009/04/tremont_pointe_among_affordabl.html

LIHTC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-Income_Housing_Tax_Credit

Upper Chester: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/11/upper_chester_development_plan.html

The CPD needs to crack down on this crap before the Gay Games comes to town:

 

http://www.19actionnews.com/story/25910499/man-beat-outside-popular-cleveland-bar

 

I learned 3 things from that article. 1. Don't be gay. 2. Don't be straight going to gay bars. 3. And don't take public transportation.

 

That sounds about right for the media. Short on facts. Long on irrelevant details aimed to scare people.

 

This bar has had quite a few problems like this in the past.  I think it stems more from being in a shitty neighborhood than being a gay bar.  The owner of the place needs to step up their own security with some private patrols or bouncers to escort patrons to & from their car or whatever

^^HUD was the program I was using as my reference point.  A HUD loan I am familiar with required one unit in a (approx.) 30 unit building to be offered to a low-income family.

 

To be perfectly blunt about it, the choices for this region, at this time, are gentrification and sprawl.  Indeed, anti-gentrification activism is why strong neighborhoods grow block by block and the planning process can’t nucleate new ones.  Someone eventually demands the proposals be “mixed income”, which ends up meaning expecting people to pay market rates to live adjacent to public housing.  That’s not a reasonable expectation as long as this sort of behavior remains unchecked.

 

 

Your first sentence is probably right as a descriptive matter, but just to pile on, the rest of your post is definitely not how it works in Cleveland.  To my knowledge, there hasn't been a single viable market rate proposal that the city, under pressure from "anti gentrification activists," has forced into mixed income. As SixthCity explained, the new affordable housing we see is driven entirely by profit-maximizing private developers complying with conditions imposed by federal funding sources, a few mission-driven non-profits doing their own development, or CMHA replacing 100% public housing with mixed income (this last type being a form of gentrification).

^Not necessarily like that.  'Mixed income' to my understanding usually means that the developer has obtained some kind of grant for a large project which requires a small percentage of the units (usually one or two) be offered to qualifying low income applicants.

 

as long as this sort of behavior remains unchecked.

 

I cringe everytime I read a comment like this

 

The "behavior" I am talking about it randomly beating up people in the street, based solely on their race and/or perceived sexual preference.

The CPD needs to crack down on this crap before the Gay Games comes to town:

 

http://www.19actionnews.com/story/25910499/man-beat-outside-popular-cleveland-bar

 

I learned 3 things from that article. 1. Don't be gay. 2. Don't be straight going to gay bars. 3. And don't take public transportation.

 

That sounds about right for the media. Short on facts. Long on irrelevant details aimed to scare people.

 

This bar has had quite a few problems like this in the past.  I think it stems more from being in a shitty neighborhood than being a gay bar.  The owner of the place needs to step up their own security with some private patrols or bouncers to escort patrons to & from their car or whatever

 

In this case, the guy used the Rapid and got beat up on the way to the station.  I'm not sure how bar security can help there, though I agree about the parking lot, etc.

 

The place is being targetted, that's clear.  Whether it's perceived weakness, hate, or someone wants the property is almost immaterial.  The OP was correct, this kind of thing will make the rounds during the games, with all kinds of twists.

The "behavior" I am talking about it randomly beating up people in the street, based solely on their race and/or perceived sexual preference.

 

I wasn't confused.  I cringed at the "unchecked" comment..... especially when you are the one who usually criticizes the means by which we 'check' such behavior.

Sucks

 

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/07/four_case_western_reserve_univ.html#comments

Apparently the FBI's been called in in the Corey Barron disappearance.  While I suppose that could just be because he doesn't come close to fitting the normal disappearance profile, that doesn't bode well.

Eric is the crime beat reporter for the Lorain Morning Journal......

 

Eric Bonzar ‏@E_Bonzar  28m

Lorain County coroner has been called to the Lorain County Landfill for a report of a dead body. pic.twitter.com/IgIDm6nEm2

 

Eric Bonzar ‏@E_Bonzar  12m

According to my source inside the landfill, the body was found inside a container that shipped in from downtown Cleveland around 1p.m. Today

 

WEWS NewsChannel5 ‏@WEWS  17m

JUST IN: The body found in the landfill in Oberlin has been confirmed to be a white male in his 20s http://5.wews.com/zsLh8  #5OnYourSide

 

Ed Gallek ‏@EdGallek19  8m

Police sources: body at landfill is believed to be that of missing man

These might not end up being crime but what is going on?!

 

South Carolina woman's body found submerged in Lake Erie at Cleveland's Edgewater Park

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/07/south_carolina_womans_body_fou.html

 

Autopsy scheduled for man found dead in Cleveland creek

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/07/autopsy_scheduled_for_man_foun.html#incart_related_stories

 

Body of man in his 20s found in Lorain County Landfill

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/07/body_of_man_in_his_20s_found_i.html#incart_related_stories

 

Woman found dead in Rocky River on Sunday identified

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/07/woman_found_dead_in_rocky_rive_1.html

The third one you posted is might be the kid who disappeared from the country music concert at Progressive Field. At least that's what some media are speculating. See my post above.

Last night driving home down W 25 th the police had the entire street closed right around the southern end of Metro's campus. Anyone know why?

Last night driving home down W 25 th the police had the entire street closed right around the southern end of Metro's campus. Anyone know why?

 

Yup

 

Suspect shot, hospitalized after aiming gun at two CPD gang officers on W. 25th and Marvin Ave

 

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/suspect-taken-to-hospital-after-police-involved-shooting-on-w25th-and-marvin-avenue-in-cleveland

http://fox8.com/2014/07/22/male-injured-in-police-involved-shooting/

They found the missing concert-goer...

 

http://fox8.com/2014/07/22/body-found-at-landfill-in-oberlin/

 

I heard a rumor that some of Progressive Field's trash ends up here so who knows what could've happened.  It's a very very sad story but hopefully it wasn't due to violence/foul play.

Sounds like he fell (perhaps trying to climb) down a chute which dropped five stories into that dumpster. 

 

If true, there will be lot's of egg on the face of people who were speculating otherwise simply because the last place this guy was seen was in downtown Cleveland.

^no kidding! I was on cle.com earlier telling ppl they have no evidence if a homicide. I can't imagine a murder taking place w 30k ppl around. If he was trashed, it's a complete possibility he jump right in that chute.  To be honest, my initial reaction was a situation similar back a few years at Put in Bay where alcohol lead to meatheads fighting each other, which led to one dying, which led to the other one hiding the body. Still very possible.

At a concert with 30k people no one saw this happen?

What a way to go.

Sounds like he fell (perhaps trying to climb) down a chute which dropped five stories into that dumpster. 

 

If true, there will be lot's of egg on the face of people who were speculating otherwise simply because the last place this guy was seen was in downtown Cleveland.

 

Hell. even I was thinking that it could easily have been an accident once they found him in a dumpster.  Most people would be amazed by the places and predicaments drunk people manage to get themselves into.

 

He may have simply dropped his phone or something like that into the chute and tried to retrieve it.

I have been critical of Zack Reed in the past, mostly for his irresponsible drinking, but I have recently noticed he seems to be the most (if not only) consistently vocal, elected critic of citywide violence.  I also commend him on his efforts and events to promote fatherhood.  Nevertheless, I don't think I've ever seen a black elected official ask the police to use "stop and frisk".

 

Should Cleveland Police use "stop and frisk" tactics?  Would you be more likely to support it if black elected officials in high crime wards were supportive?

 

 

 

Cleveland councilman urges 'Stop and Frisk' tactics

 

Reed said the city's present police tactics are not working in the face of gun violence.

 

"We' need to get in their face. Let them know if you are carrying a gun we are going to get it. You commit a crime you are going to jail. We are going to do all these aggressive things to put in their mind this is not the Wild Wild West."

 

http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/cuyahoga-county/2014/07/22/cleveland-councilman-urges-stop-and-frisk-tactics/13015913/

Stop & Frisk is a controversial approach to combat gangs.  Cleveland already has laws on the books regarding curfews to get youths off the street, loitering, trespassing, etc.  If you see a group of individuals you suspect is up to no good, stop & frisk is probably just one of many tools law enforcement already has at it's disposal

Ironically, the concept of stop and frisk originated from a US Supreme Court case out of Cleveland. The officer in that case did only had what the court termed 'reasonable suspicion', not 'probable cause', when he noticed two me casing a jewelry shop in downtown on Euclid Ave.  The cop conducted a stop and frisk and discovered a gun. The Court upheld the warrant less search as legal.  I believe the case was Terry v. Ohio

^ That happened where Star Plaza exists now, in Playhouse Square, correct?

^^I've sometimes imagined a landmark jurisprudence tour of Cleveland that could pass by the site of Terry, the East Cleveland area that was at the heart of Village of Euclid (upholding zoning), and all the other SCOTUS or other key decisions with local ties.

I have been critical of Zack Reed in the past, mostly for his irresponsible drinking, but I have recently noticed he seems to be the most (if not only) consistently vocal, elected critic of citywide violence.  I also commend him on his efforts and events to promote fatherhood.  Nevertheless, I don't think I've ever seen a black elected official ask the police to use "stop and frisk".

 

Should Cleveland Police use "stop and frisk" tactics?  Would you be more likely to support it if black elected officials in high crime wards were supportive?

 

 

 

Cleveland councilman urges 'Stop and Frisk' tactics

 

Reed said the city's present police tactics are not working in the face of gun violence.

 

"We' need to get in their face. Let them know if you are carrying a gun we are going to get it. You commit a crime you are going to jail. We are going to do all these aggressive things to put in their mind this is not the Wild Wild West."

 

http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/cuyahoga-county/2014/07/22/cleveland-councilman-urges-stop-and-frisk-tactics/13015913/

 

As a grown up that has been "stopped and frisked" just for being me.  It's insulting and degrading.  The implication for the officers performing the "search" is demeaning and not professional. 

 

Previous this happening, I was on the fence.

I personally see the policy doing more harm than good for the reasons MTS points out. This will only serve to deepen divides and suspicion.

^^I've sometimes imagined a landmark jurisprudence tour of Cleveland that could pass by the site of Terry, the East Cleveland area that was at the heart of Village of Euclid (upholding zoning), and all the other SCOTUS or other key decisions with local ties.

 

Would you go to the Maple Heights High gym (the only part of the circa 1974 HS left), the News Herald offices. or see Ted Diadun (who lost the case) for Milkovich?

Cleveland certainly has its fair share of landmark decisions, especially for criminal procedure.  Another big one is Mapp v. Ohio - http://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/criminal-procedure/criminal-procedure-keyed-to-saltzburg/searches-and-seizures-of-persons-and-things/mapp-v-ohio-3/ - which involved Cleveland police officers, but I believe the search was conducted in a suburb, maybe East Cleveland (?)

 

 

Men strike suspected dirt bike robber with cars on E. 189th in Cleveland

2:53 PM, Jul 25, 2014

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/men-strike-suspected-dirt-bike-thief-with-cars-on-e-189th-in-cleveland?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co

Piece of sh!t

 

Cleveland man arrested in cat-burning case, due in court

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A 25-year-old man accused of slamming his grandmother's cat against the ground and setting it on fire is in custody on a months-old arrest warrant and due in court Friday morning.

 

Police arrested D'Erise Carson pn Thursday, according to Cleveland Municipal Court records.

 

Two witnesses told Cleveland Animal Protective League investigators they saw Carson slam a gray cat against the pavement at least five or six times May 27, in front of a home on West 92nd Street, according to an affidavit filed in Cleveland Municipal Court.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/08/cleveland_man_accused_of_setti.html

I can't even read that horrible stuff.

What is the matter with people? Seriously.

The more people I meet, the more I prefer to be around animals. They are more civilized!