Investigative Reporter at News 5 Cleveland
Should Cleveland officers receive cash prize s for issuing more tickets? News 5 Investigators have learned Fourth District Commander Ralph Valentino proposed a traffic citation contest during a meeting earlier this month. The proposal comes just weeks after a News 5 Investigation revealed Cleveland police officers stop and search black drivers at higher rates than white drivers.
Cleveland Police Stop and Search Black Drivers at Higher Rates Despite DOJ Oversight News 5 Investigator Sarah Buduson obtained internal documents that detailed the Fourth District Commander's proposal to incentivize officers to increase the number of traffic citations issued in some of the city's most violent - and poorest - neighborhoods.
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