Michael Bernhardt’s blatant and egregious pattern of disregarding citizens’ -- including minors’ -- privacy rights is outrageous, especially for a police officer.' ...

"Michael Bernhardt's blatant and egregious pattern of disregarding citizens' — including minors' — privacy rights is ...

A former Rocky River police officer was indicted for illegally using law enforcement databases over a decade, impacting ...

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging former Rocky River police officer on illegally searching Ohio Law ...

Prosecutors say Michael Bernhardt, previously accused of an inappropriate relationship with a student, conducted 77 illegal searches between 2013 and 2023 through law enforcement databases.

A former Rocky River police officer has been indicted by a Cuyahoga County grand jury on charges that he used police databases to conduct searches that had no legitimate law enforcement purpose.

A Cuyahoga County grand jury Tuesday indicted Michael Bernhardt, 54, on 11 counts of unauthorized use of the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway, one count of unauthorized use of the Law Enforcement ...

Michael Bernhardt, 54, was also a former school resource officer at Rocky River High School. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said Bernhardt ran illegal searches on Rocky River ...

Between 2013 and 2023, Michael Bernhardt served as a school resource officer at Rocky River High School, where he was accused two years ago of having inappropriate relationships with female students.