Akron Mayor Shammas Malik releases use-of-force report with list of 58 recommendations from Police Executive Research Forum

Back in September of 2025, the city had announced it was partnering with PERF to conduct a review of the police department's ...

Akron is right to plow ahead with police use-of-force changes | Editorial

High-profile police killings have eroded community trust. The police have a chance to rebuild it.

Akron use-of-force review recommends dozens of changes to policing

Authors of a report examining Akron police use of force provide 58 recommendations; the city says it has already fulfilled 18 ...

Akron mayor shares police use of force report, draws outcry from police union

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik is sharing the results of a police use-of-force report and what the city plans to do in response, a ...

Akron police review calls for immediate changes

A long-awaited independent review of the Akron Police Department’s use-of-force policies has been released, outlining dozens ...
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Akron mayor, City Council member exchange tense words over policing

Akron City Council's Feb. 2 meeting culminated in a terse back-and-forth between at-large Councilman Eric Garrett Sr. and Mayor Shammas Malik over the progress of police reform and a flyer linked to a ...
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Should Akron support ICE operations? Here's what readers say | Letters

I applaud Mayor Shammas Malik and the Akron City Council for unanimously opposing Ohio's Cooperation Package immigration bills. This resolution protects the community we've built together. I grew up ...
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Mayor Shammas Malik asks Akron City Council to oppose state immigration bills

AKRON, Ohio — Akron Mayor Shammas Malik submitted an emergency resolution Monday asking council to oppose four immigration enforcement bills moving through the Ohio General Assembly. The resolution ...