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Controversial Cuyahoga County deputy unit tickets mostly Black drivers, records show

By Mark Puente, Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project, Tara Morgan & News 5 Cleveland ● Communities ● September 15, 2025

A review of Downtown Safety Patrol traffic stops shows deputies rarely issue tickets or make arrests.

High-speed chase video adds to controversy about Cuyahoga County Deputy

By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, Tara Morgan & News 5 Cleveland ● Public Safety ● August 21, 2025

Deputy Isen Vajusi’s actions raise more questions about how the Downtown Safety Patrol polices Cleveland’s streets without much oversight.

Cuyahoga deputy who shot at two teens was deemed unfit for suburban force

By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, Tara Morgan & News 5 Cleveland ● Communities ● June 12, 2025

Deputy Isen Vajusi struggled with confidence, stress and field training before being forced out of the suburbs. He’s now on the sheriff’s downtown safety patrol.

Sheriff: Bodycam footage from Cuyahoga County Deputies will now come out within 7 days

By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, Tara Morgan & News 5 Cleveland ● Public Safety ● March 4, 2025

Policy shift follows a Marshall Project – Cleveland and News 5 Cleveland investigation into the October shooting of a teen by a deputy.

Under pressure, Cuyahoga County releases video of teen’s shooting by deputy

By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, Tara Morgan & News 5 Cleveland ● Public Safety ● February 6, 2025

After four months, the county provided body cam footage, and is weighing policy changes amid a Marshall Project and News 5 Cleveland investigation

Relief coming to Ohio drivers suspended over lack of money

By The Marshall Project, Mark Puente, Tara Morgan & News 5 Cleveland ● Government ● December 20, 2024

A Marshall Project and News 5 investigation inspired a bipartisan bill to address the license suspension crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of Ohioans.

After nearly 40 years behind bars, Ohio man pins hopes on DNA testing

By Mark Puente & Tara Morgan ● Social Equity ● November 14, 2023

Samuel Herring has spent over 39 years behind bars for a crime he insists he didn’t commit. Now, he hopes the first-ever testing in a notorious 1984 rape will add another exoneration to the Ohio Innocence Project’s resume.

No license to drive: why so many Ohioans are barred from driving

By Mark Puente & Tara Morgan ● Social Equity ● August 10, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of Ohio drivers are suspended, mostly for unpaid fines.

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