Overview

• The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office has taken over review of doorbell-camera footage after a homeowner accused Natalie McDaniel of stepping into their Coventry Road home.
• City statements label the breaking-in allegation “false and inflammatory,” asserting McDaniel only knocked on an open door to speak with a contractor.
• Cleveland Heights police referred the matter to the county prosecutor due to a potential conflict of interest within local law enforcement.
• Mayor Kahlil Seren faces a September 9 recall election and says he will use his upcoming news conference to counter politically driven accusations.
• Separate internal and sheriff’s department investigations continue into claims that Seren entered the city law department after hours to conceal a laptop used for secret recordings.