‘Sloppy, Unsafe’: Cuyahoga County Deputy Points Rifle Out Window in High-Speed Chase

High-Speed Chase by Downtown Safety Patrol Increases Concerns About Deputy

Deputy Isen Vajusi’s actions raise more questions about how the Downtown Safety Patrol polices Cleveland’s streets without much oversight.

‘Sloppy, Unsafe’: Cuyahoga County deputy points rifle out window in high-speed chase

Deputy Isen Vajusi’s actions raise more questions about how the Downtown Safety Patrol polices Cleveland’s streets without much oversight.

Chase video adds to controversy about Cuyahoga County deputy

Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Deputy Isen Vajusi pointed an assault rifle out a window while speeding more than 100 mph at times during a December 2024 chase of a stolen car, bodycam footage shows. Once the fleeing car crashed and flipped into a telephone pole, Vajusi jumped out, pointed his rifle at one suspect and shouted numerous vulgarities. “We don’t want to kill people,” Vajusi yelled, according to a review of the footage by The Marshall Proje…

High-speed chase video adds to controversy about Cuyahoga County Deputy – The Land

In a screenshot captured from bodycam footage, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Deputy Isen Vajusi is shown pointing an assault rifle out of a cruiser’s window while chasing a stolen car in December 2024. [Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department] This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project – Cleveland, a nonprofit news team covering Ohio’s criminal justice systems, and News 5 Cleveland. Sign up for The Marshall Project’s Cleveland …