Cleveland City Council's Safety Committee gets results of several crime initiatives

Local, state and federal law enforcement brief city council about several crime initiatives underway.

For the first time, Wednesday, Cleveland City Councilmembers were briefed about several initiatives aimed at helping Cleveland Police crackdown on crime.

In July, Cleveland residents were calling council members angry about the sharp increase in crime. In turn, council members were calling for help. “We know it’s working; we know that we’re arresting violent criminals. We know that we’re removing many, many weapons from the streets; we know that we’re removing drugs from the streets,” said Col. Charles Jones, Superintendent of Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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