Matthew Richmond
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Police, courts, radio and writing
Education: University of Southern California - Master of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: In a kayak near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River
Experience:
Matthew Richmond has worked as a journalist since 2011, first as a stringer in South Sudan, then as a public radio radio reporter in upstate New York covering hydrofracking before arriving in Cleveland in 2016.
Highlights:
- 2022 & 2023 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Criminal Justice Reporting
- Reporting fellow for "Guns & America" - a public media reporting project focused on firearms, their role and history in U.S. society and the laws surrounding their distribution and possession in Ohio and nationwide
- Reporting on the criminal justice system in Northeast Ohio, with a particular focus on policing, prosecutors and responses to violent crime
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Celebrezze pleaded guilty to the felony charge in February following reporting by the Marshall Project - Cleveland and an investigation by the FBI.
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Tetrick was killed in 2022 while responding to a crash on I-90.
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The legislation, which cleared council's safety committee, would make threatening a healthcare worker a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days in jail.
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George Shoup is the first receiver appointed under a state law that went into effect in September.
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The approval appears to resolve a dispute between the county and Common Pleas Court judges over the near-term future of the courthouse building in Downtown Cleveland.
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Christine Cole listed 11 different assessments the monitor will work on this year, including discipline, promotions and community engagement.
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The Police Executive Research Forum recommended 58 changes in a report released Thursday.
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Vodrey moves on to face another former county prosecutor - Timothy Clary - in the general election.
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With the county's approval, construction of the jail is scheduled to commence in June.
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Judge William Vodrey says he believes his work on the New Era Cleveland case last year contributed to the decision to challenge his seat.