AKRON, Ohio — Akron Mayor Shammas Malik is defending his top cop two days after a community group called for Police Chief Brian Harding to be fired.
“I think these are misplaced. He has my full support. I believe he is the right person to lead us and lead this department,” Malik said.
On Monday, Ray Greene, the executive director of The Freedom BLOC, said the chief should be ousted after he rejected the findings of Akron’s Independent Police Auditor Anthony Finnell surrounding a use-of-force case…