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Activists tell council surveillance cameras tracked them, demand receipts for $650,000 investigation
Summary
Public commenters accused Akron police of using fixed cameras to track activists, said complaints to oversight boards remain unresolved after months, and demanded transparency about a cited $650,000 investigation fund.
Multiple public commenters at Akron City Council accused the Akron Police Department of using fixed surveillance cameras to track activists and demanded transparency over an investigation said to have received $650,000 nearly nine months earlier.
Autumn Riddle, who identified herself as an activist, told the council she had filed several complaints with the oversight board and the police department and said the complaints remained unresolved. "We're out of patience. It's gonna be 10 months. We are demanding justice for Jasmine Tucker. No justice. It's not gonna be any peace, Malik," she said, addressing Mayor Malik by name.
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