East Cleveland Officers Plead Guilty to Multiple Robbery Charges, Theft While on Duty

'The citizens of East Cleveland deserve better and today demonstrates that public corruption of any kind will not be tolerated in Cuyahoga County.”

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio - Two East Cleveland police officers, Alfonzo Cole, 35, and Willie Sims, 32, both plead guilty to four counts of robbery and one count of theft in office for stealing from multiple people while on duty from July 2020 to July 2023, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor said.

On Sept. 22, 2023, the release said Cole pulled over a victim, 43, near Euclid Avenue and Marloes Avenue. On July 8, 2021, Sims pulled over the same victim from the Nov. 8, 2020, incident at a gas station located near Euclid Avenue and Superior Road.On July 8, 2021, both Sims and Cole pulled over a 21-year-old victim at a gas station located near Euclid Avenue and Superior Road.

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