The arguing over the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s downtown patrol appears to have died down since last month. But work has been happening behind the scenes.
In April, County Council introduced legislation to freeze the patrol’s funding after deputies pursued a suspect who then crashed his car into another motorist, killing both drivers. County Executive Chris Ronayne, Mayor Justin Bibb and City Council members defended the patrol’s work downtown. Ronayne announced a news conference to press his case, then canceled it.
After that, council and Ronayne’s administration kept the conversation going…