In 2005, Cleveland’s Mount Sinai Church was transformed into a makeshift courthouse as 842 people wanted for crimes turned themselves in during the first Fugitive Safe Surrender. People were fingerprinted and processed. They consulted with public defenders and had hearings before judges in the church library. The program was so successful that it spread to eight cities the following year and went national through legislation spearheaded by former U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones and then-U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine. The federal program was eliminated more than a decade ago. And now U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown wants to bring it back. “It’s a prime example of how law-enforcement officials can work together with community leaders to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone,” Brown said in a statement. With the wave of violent crime this year, the idea seems to make sense. – Laura |
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Guardians at Minnesota Twins: Guardians survive after Gavin Williams goes down, beat Twins, 4-2 Northeast Ohio weather forecast: Cooler temps, slight chance for morning showers |
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U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott, front left, pastor C.J. Matthews, at podium, and government and city officials announce the Fugitive Safe Surrender program in 2006. (Roadell Hickman, Plain Dealer file photo) |
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Safe surrender: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown wants to reauthorize a national Fugitive Safe Surrender program that began in Cleveland close to two decades ago. Sabrina Eaton reports the program brings together law enforcement and church groups so fugitives wanted on felony warrants can surrender in a safe setting. Election challenge: Activists in Cleveland are protesting the candidacies of several November candidates, claiming they failed to gain the proper number of signatures needed to be on the November ballot, Molly Walsh reports. The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on Tuesday denied the activists’ requests for protest hearings involving several candidates, including former Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson, who is running for municipal court judge, and Cuyahoga County Councilman Martin J. Sweeney, who is running for Cleveland clerk of courts. Today in Ohio: U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce, a South Russell Republican who formerly served as Geauga County’s prosecutor, has thrown his support behind the ballot measure to legalize recreational, adult-use marijuana in Ohio. We’re talking about the campaign over weed on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Redistricting: The two co-chairs of the Ohio Redistricting Commission announced last week that the panel would meet on Sept. 13 to begin the process of drawing new state legislative maps. But that date is now up in the air as Attorney General Dave Yost says the co-chairs don’t have the constitutional power to schedule the meeting and only Gov. Mike DeWine has the power to reconvene the commission, reports Jeremy Pelzer. Medicare drugs: Drugs for diabetes, arthritis, heart failure and blood cancer are among the first 10 medications for which Medicare will negotiate prices to lower healthcare costs for its beneficiaries, reports Sabrina Eaton. A statement from President Joe Biden said the drugs selected for price negotiation are among the most common and costly prescriptions for seniors on Medicare Part D. Retire-rehire: A Lake County fire chief improperly staged an administrative maneuver that allowed him to collect retirement benefits while keeping his job, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Jeremy Pelzer reports that in a unanimous ruling, the state’s high court held that the city of Wickliffe wasn’t allowed under state law to immediately rehire Jim Powers, the city’s longtime fire chief, the day after he formally retired in January 2020. |
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Russian garden: Visitors to Sunday’s One World Day may have seen a surprising advertisement in the event booklet for the day — a statement of unbridled support from the Russian Cultural Garden for Ukraine, Zachary Smith reports. Garden hummingbirds: The most common hummingbird in Ohio is the ruby-throated hummingbird, reports Susan Brownstein, who spotted a hummingbird in her garden. The ruby-throated hummingbirds migrate to Ohio in the spring, build nests in their preferred habitat of wet woodland edges and lay eggs that hatch in July, and then migrate south again in the fall. STEM Aviation Day: NASA Glenn Research Center is looking to the future, hoping to grow the next generation of scientists from the seeds they planted Tuesday at NASA Glenn’s STEM Aviation Day. Joshua Gunter has photos from the event. |
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Stroke therapy: New research from the Cleveland Clinic has shown that stroke victims whose recovery has stalled can benefit from a procedure known as deep brain stimulation when combined with physical therapy. Even years after the initial stroke, the combination of deep brain stimulation and physical therapy dramatically improved patient quality of life and ability to function independently, reports Gretchen Cuda Kroen. Wage theft: Have you ever worked off the clock or worked overtime without extra pay? If you did, you could be a victim of wage theft. The Northeast Ohio Worker Center holds monthly wage theft clinics, where trained volunteers work one-on-one with people who believe they’ve been a victim of wage theft, reports Sean McDonnell. |
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Legislator charged: Ohio Rep. Bob Young, a Republican representing southern portions of Summit County, was arrested and accused Monday in Barberton Municipal Court of violating a protection order. John Tucker reports the lawmaker’s arrest comes 1 1/2 months after he was charged in the same court with two counts of domestic violence and one count of assault after authorities said he struck a woman’s face. |
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National Park camping: To say the new Valley Overlook upscale campground is an easy bike ride or short drive to nearly every attraction within Cuyahoga Valley National Park is an understatement, reports Susan Glaser. The lack of nearby lodging changed this summer with the opening of Valley Overlook, with cabins and upscale camping on Akron-Peninsula Road in the heart of the park. Ask Yadi: Is it OK to vape around others without asking first? Yadi Rodriguez writes that while she's not at all condoning or judging people who vape, she asks for some consideration. Smokers are not allowed to just light up everywhere and the same is true in most cases for those who are using electronic cigarettes. Dog swim: Greater Cleveland dogs got to take a dive into Becks Pool on Monday during the 18th annual Lakewood Dog Swim at Madison Park. The event allowed dog owners to bring their pets to the pool for one night only for a pooch-friendly swim, Alex Darus reports. |
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