CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Sheriff Harold Pretel wants to implement two shifts of deputies covering 7 days a week in Cleveland and the rest of Cuyahoga County for the Downtown Safety Patrol unit.
The downtown safety patrol was recently renamed to the Community Support Unit.
Pretel said during budget meetings last week he wants to hire two additional sheriff deputies to help patrol downtown and the county, to bolster the existing law enforcement presence. The additional deputies would provide enough staffing for coverage seven days a week, but the money is likely not in the budget…