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Public safety committee presses Cleveland police on vehicles in Cuyahoga River after delayed removals
Summary
Council members pressed the Cleveland Division of Police on why city and state officials identified submerged vehicles in the Cuyahoga River in May but two were not removed until October, and what steps the department will take to recover other vehicles sonar-identified in the water.
Council members pressed the Cleveland Division of Police on why two vehicles that Ohio Department of Natural Resources personnel identified in the Cuyahoga River in May were not removed until October, and what the department is doing to recover other vehicles known to be submerged.
The committee heard that ODNR identified multiple vehicles on sonar in May and that two vehicles were removed months later as part of an ODNR training exercise. Chief Todd and police staff said the removals required months of planning, specialized equipment and qualified contractors; one of the two removed vehicles was linked to a stolen-vehicle report and another was connected to a nonfatal shooting. Chief Todd said the…
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