CLEVELAND (WJW) – The FOX 8 I-Team found it takes Cleveland Police Department 12 minutes to take a patrol car to a shootout so we investigated.
And this case highlights concerns about staffing levels and police response across the city.
On Sunday, just after 7 a.m., Cleveland Police received a call about a shooting in West 146 and Lorain.
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A tape shows that the police tried to send officers who were just starting their shift.
You hear a dispatcher say: “Code 1… 146 and Lorain. Someone may have shot. ”
And “Adam 13, Adam 16, ready for that Code 1 male shot?”
But one officer replied, “Adam 13, give us some.”
The tape also shows that an ambulance has arrived there, but paramedics waited for the police to approach.
The dispatcher said: “Adam 13, are you almost finished? EMS will not approach unless you are up here. “
The recording shows that a patrol car arrived 12 minutes after the call for help.
Westside taxpayer and activist Therese Pohorence said, “This is not good enough. I mean, that’s just not good enough. “
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This is because the I-Team has been closely monitoring the staff shortages in Cleveland’s security forces.
An internal report shows that police in the first district where the shooting took place had nearly a quarter of their assigned patrol officers as of last month. And we’ve found that the line-up of police patrols across town is only marginally better.
The shooting occurred just a mile and a half from the First District Police Headquarters. A domestic argument turned violent outside a restaurant and witnesses say a woman shot and injured a man.
The boss’s office checked the response after our request.
Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia wrote in an email: “This call came when cars came off roll call, as soon as a car was available one was sent.”
Sgt. Ciaccia added that as soon as a patrol car answered the call, officers were at the scene within 3 minutes.
However, the statement failed to explain why no other officers were available to go to a shooting on a quiet Sunday morning.
Therese Pohorence added: “My message to the mayor and the same message to the police chief: ‘You just don’t do your job.’ They pay more attention to their personal affairs than to public safety. “
Citizens and even members of the city council are also keeping a close eye on police response times, given the reduced number of police staff.
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