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 grand jury indicted a former Rocky River police officer for allegedly using two state law enforcement databases to get information about women and high school students.

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

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 ...

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, former police officer Michael Bernhardt was indicted by a Cuyahoga County grand jury for ...

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 was indicted on multiple counts for illegally searching the police database system over ...

"Michael Bernhardt's blatant and egregious pattern of disregarding citizens' — including minors' — privacy rights is outrageous, especially for a police officer," said Cuyahoga County Prosecutor ...