As the City of Cleveland seeks to end federal oversight of police reforms, it’s still years behind in investigating some workplace complaints against officers. As many as 20 complaints filed between 2019 and 2024 are still unresolved, according to records shared by the Cleveland Community Police Commission.
The commission first raised the issue just over a year ago. At that time, records showed that the Cleveland Department of Human Resources had failed to investigate — in some cases for years — dozens of complaints brought by city employees against police officers, including allegations of sexual harassment, workplace violence and discrimination.
This year the commission asked the city for an update. The city responded with two spreadsheets showing that, since January 2025, the city has “closed” 29 cases. Almost half — 13 total — were closed because either the officer or the person who made the complaint were no longer employed by the city or because the complainant withdrew the accusation or failed to respond when contacted by an investigator…