Akron's citizen's police oversight board is just two weeks old and setting up a foundation. But there's a possibility they will have to make a decision in the Jayland Walker case.
AKRON, Ohio — With a late consensus by the Akron city council voting on the citizen's police oversight board, now the board is just two and weeks old and setting up a foundation. But there's a possibility they will have to make a decision in the Jayland Walker case.
Sommerville, like many, hurts for her community and the Walker family. She said this is another reminder of the work that needs to be done in Akron. But what gives her hope is that two and half weeks ago, the council finally came to a consensus on the Citizens Police Oversight review board. “Right now, we're living in this in this kind of place to where there is distrust in all things city, right, and so the last thing you want is to start late,” said Boyd.“I think that we feel a certain sense of responsibility, I think, to the city to the community to the citizens, but I think also to the police department as well,” said Boyd.
Their goal is to make the change that prevents another situation like Jayland Walker’s from happening in Akron.
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