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Cleveland police union calls for resignation of Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath in response to report by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine that says police, Cleveland Police Department have systemic problems following fatal 137-bullets shooting of unarmed Blacks Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell, Mayor Jackson sends city officials around town to seek support for his claim that no systemic problems or racism exist in police department, a hard sale, Jackson has no Blacks on his top level law enforcement leadership team, an insensitive gesture say community activists that heightens the systemic problems DeWine highlighted in his report

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Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Jeff Follmer Republican Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Democratic Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath By Kathy Wray Coleman, publisher, editor-n-chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper ( www.cleve landurbannews.com ) CLEVELAND,Ohio- The union representing the rank and file of Cleveland police yesterday called for the resignation of Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath, an unprecedented announcement that has shaken up City Hall . "Our members no longer have trust in our chief in his ability to lead and we are asking him to step down," said Jeff Follmer, president of the Police Patrolmen's Association. The demand for McGrath to step down comes in the wake of a report by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine released on Tuesday that found violations of departmental policies and procedure