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Cosmetologist urges Akron council to act after child shot, recounts alleged police harassment
Summary
A cosmetologist told Akron City Council a child had been shot and urged officials to fire the officer she implied was responsible; she also described multiple incidents in which she said Akron police followed her without lights and did not respond to non-emergency calls as she expected.
Teresa Rogers, a cosmetologist and Akron resident, told City Council she is “waiting for you guys to do the right thing” after a child was shot and urged the council to take personnel action.
“My name is Teresa Rogers. I have been a cosmetologist in Akron for 22, 23 years,” Rogers said during public comment. She described a recent shooting in which, she said, a child “got shot … two times and in his arm,” and asked what repercussions the city would…
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