Akron Mayor Shammas Malik doubled down on his support for Akron Police Chief Brian Harding following calls for his resignation and firing. After Harding rejected Independent Police Auditor Anthony ...

Chief Harding and Mayor Malik have justified and condoned their treatment of Dierra, and have given members of the Akron Police Department the green light to continue terrorizing our community and ...

In the meantime, Malik said, Akron Police Chief Brian Harding "has instructed APD leadership to conduct roll call trainings immediately with all of our patrol officers regarding on scene security and ...

In statements issued by Akron Mayor Shammas Malik and Akron Police Chief Brian Harding after the video was released Thursday night, Malik said the recording left him with many questions ...

“For a council member to turn around and call an Akron police officer a domestic enemy and also accuse him of his actions being a domestic terrorist, it’s very inappropriate,” said Brian ...

The suit, filed by Fields' attorney Imokhai Okolo on Friday, also lists Akron police officer Thomas Shoemaker, Sgt. Timothy Shmigal and Chief Brian Harding as defendants. The suit lists allegations ...