“Cleveland is seeking to buy 2,000 sets of riot gear, including riot-control suits and collapsible batons, as part of the city’s latest move to spend a $50 million federal security grant for July’s Republican National Convention,” the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Cleveland Seeks Riot Gear for GOP Convention
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