Video shows officer punching resisting man

Video shows officer punching resisting man

EUCLID

Suburban Cleveland police officials say an incident recorded on a cellphone video of a white officer repeatedly punching a black man and hitting his head on the pavement will be reviewed.

Euclid police has issued a statement that says the struggle occurred Saturday morning after a traffic stop. Police say a 25-year-old Cleveland man ignored the officer’s orders and began resisting. The video shows a struggle lasting more than three minutes before the man is handcuffed with help from other officers.

The man was examined at a jail and then released after posting bond for driving under suspension and resisting arrest charges.

Euclid police say the incident was recorded on a cruiser’s dashboard camera.

City pays $11K to euthanize 250 geese

COLUMBUS

Ohio’s capital city has paid nearly $11,000 to “humanely euthanize” 250 geese that populated a downtown river.

The Columbus Dispatch reports the Columbus Department of Recreation and Parks obtained a state permit to have geese congregating along the Scioto River in downtown euthanized in late June.

The city paid a different service about $15,000 to scare the geese away with dogs and loud noises last year. Department spokesman Brian Hoyt says that effort didn’t work as well as officials had hoped.

Hoyt says the geese were killed this year using a procedure that puts the birds to sleep with carbon dioxide.

He says the city is working on reducing the bird’s habitat and encourages people not to feed the birds. About 50 geese remain in the area.

Museum plans to celebrate aviation pioneer’s birthday

DAYTON

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in southwest Ohio is offering free educational activities for families to celebrate National Aviation Day.

The event Saturday will mark the birthday of aviation pioneer Orville Wright, who was born in Dayton 146 years ago. Everything from the Wright Brothers’ first flight to today’s Air Force technology will be highlighted. Visitors can take part in hands-on activities such as building and flying balsa wood gliders.

There will be presentations by pilots and flight instructors about learning how to fly and the chance to use desktop simulators. There’s also a story time program for children.

The family day activities run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Toledo gears up for 2018 Jeep Fest

TOLEDO

The Toledo Jeep Fest will return in 2018 to celebrate everything Jeep after a one-year hiatus.

The Blade reports organizers say the decision to bring back Jeep Fest to the city came after months of discussions with Jeep parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on trademark use and financial support and with other potential sponsors.

The three-day event is expected to cost $300,000 compared with the $190,000 spent during the first Jeep Fest in 2016.

The event will take place in downtown Toledo.

Event organizer Bruce Baumhower says the event in August will provide a chance to celebrate Toledo’s past and embrace its future with Jeep.

Wire reports