John H. Tucker, cleveland.com

John H. Tucker covers crime and law enforcement for The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com. He joined the news outlet in 2022 after stints covering criminal justice for the (St. Louis) Riverfront Times and the (Raleigh-Durham) INDY week. He also has written features for several national and local magazines. He earned a bachelor’s degree from The Catholic University of America and a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Honors include a Sidney Hillman Foundation Sidney Award, a Society of Professional Journalists Green Eyeshade Award, and first-place awards from the North Carolina Press Association. His email is jtucker@cleveland.com.