Cleveland Police Department

From left, Cleveland Police Chief Jeff Shoemaker, CPD Officers Rayner, Riebold, Addis, and Sims sporting bullet proof vests and President of North Georgia Mountains Lodge #112 Micheal Palmer at the city council meeting held on May 9. (Ashley Blair/WCN)

From left, Cleveland Police Chief Jeff Shoemaker, CPD Officers Rayner, Riebold, Addis, and Sims sporting bullet proof vests and President of North Georgia Mountains Lodge #112 Micheal Palmer at the city council meeting held on May 9. (Ashley Blair/WCN)

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FOP donates vests to Cleveland PD

News Staff
Thursday, May 12, 2022
The Cleveland Police Department was selected as the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)/Georgia Mountains Lodge recipient of the “Protect the Protectors” bulletproof vest program.
Mattie Mizell

Mattie Mizell

Missing Cleveland woman found deceased

News Staff
Friday, January 7, 2022
Mattie Mizell, the 69-year-old Cleveland woman missing since Jan. 1, was found deceased on Thursday, Jan. 6, the Cleveland Police Department announced. Mizell was reported missing NewYear's Day after she left her home on foot and did not return.
Mattie Mizell

Mattie Mizell

Help sought to locate woman missing since New Year’s Day

Ashley Blair
Thursday, January 6, 2022
A days-long, multi-agency search for 69-year-old Mattie Mizell continues as police urge the public to share any information related to the missing Cleveland woman and a possible witness to her last known whereabouts. Mizell went missing on Saturday, Jan.
Mattie Mizell

Mattie Mizell

Police Search Continues for Missing Woman

News Staff
Monday, January 3, 2022
An effort to locate 69-year-old Mattie Mizell of Cleveland has continued Monday in an all-day search. Mizell went missing on Saturday, Jan. 1, where she was seen walking in a northwestern direction by White County Middle School around 2:40 p.m. by security cameras.
Cleveland Police Department officer Sarah Emery approaches a truck during traffic patrols Tuesday.

Cleveland Police Department officer Sarah Emery approaches a truck during traffic patrols Tuesday.

CPD focuses on holiday traffic safety

Ashley Blair
Thursday, December 23, 2021
The Cleveland Police Department will be stepping up its efforts to promote traffic safety and reduce vehicle accidents this holiday season, as law enforcement officers throughout the state participates in similar campaigns to make roadways safe. CPD officers held a safety briefing Dec.
The Cleveland Police Department will be holding a child safety seat check on Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cleveland Police Department, 42 Campbell Street (corner of Campbell and Hood Streets). 

The Cleveland Police Department will be holding a child safety seat check on Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cleveland Police Department, 42 Campbell Street (corner of Campbell and Hood Streets). 

Child Safety Seat checks to be held Sept. 22

News Staff
Thursday, September 16, 2021
The Cleveland Police Department will be holding a child safety seat check on Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cleveland Police Department, 42 Campbell Street (corner of Campbell and Hood Streets).
The Cleveland Police Department’s Maj. Aaron Weiland, officer Ray Rutledge and Chief Jeff Shoemaker are shown with the Agency of the Year award. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

The Cleveland Police Department’s Maj. Aaron Weiland, officer Ray Rutledge and Chief Jeff Shoemaker are shown with the Agency of the Year award. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

CPD is Agency of Year for traffic safety work

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 16, 2021
The Cleveland Police Department was recently recognized for its work in traffic safety. The CPD was named Agency of the Year on Sept. 9 by the Northeast Traffic Enforcement Network (NETEN), which falls under the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
The Cleveland Police Department has scheduled a series of child safety seat check events for June and July. (File photo)

The Cleveland Police Department has scheduled a series of child safety seat check events for June and July. (File photo)

Child Safety Seat checks scheduled

News Staff
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The Cleveland Police Department has scheduled a series of child safety seat check events for June and July. The public is invited to visit the CPD to have personnel inspect and advise about correct safety seat sizes for children and ensure that units are properly secured.
Georgia Office of Highway Safety Officer Ed Weaver (left) and CPD Chief Jeff Shoemaker monitor traffic. (Photos/Stephanie Hill)

Georgia Office of Highway Safety Officer Ed Weaver (left) and CPD Chief Jeff Shoemaker monitor traffic. (Photos/Stephanie Hill)

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Safety campaign aims to curb distracted driving

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Earlier this week, the Cleveland Police Department participated in a nationwide effort to crackdown on distracted drivers with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national U Drive. U Text. U Pay, campaign.