CLEVELAND — Is a specialized unit of deputies making Cleveland safer, or putting too many people at risk?

Thursday, in a special edition of News 5 at 7 p.m., News 5 Investigator Tara Morgan takes a hard look at the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Downtown Safety Patrol.

Sheriff Harold Pretel said that his unit is making the streets safer, but over the past year, News 5 Investigators have exposed problem after problem.

One deputy fired his gun twice at teenagers in just seven months, injuring a 15-year-old boy. Another deputy was behind the wheel in two separate high-speed chases that killed innocent women.

Months after concerns were raised, it took multiple deaths before the county decided to change its chase policy.

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