Steve Loomis Discipline

Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Steve Loomis was suspended six days for a fight at the union hall with a family member.

(Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The president of the Cleveland police union that represents rank-and-file officers was suspended for six days without pay for arguing with another police officer at the union hall.

Detective Steve Loomis was issued the suspension on Nov. 11 for improper conduct, according to city records.

The incident occurred Oct. 16 at the union hall. Loomis "shouted vulgarities" at another officer, a family member.

A second internal charge accusing Loomis of fighting with and injuring the other officer was dismissed, according to city records.

Loomis said he has appealed the discipline.

"This is an off-duty family matter," Loomis said. "Out of respect for my daughter and granddaughter I will have no comment regarding the incident between my granddaughter's father and myself which led to this discipline."

Loomis is also under internal investigation for appearing at a Donald Trump rally in Akron wearing his dress uniform. A decision on that case has not been made.

Loomis previously told cleveland.com that he was invited by friends to the Aug. 22 rally for the president-elect, not by the Trump campaign.

He said he went to the rally while off duty, drove his personal car and attended the rally in his official capacity as the head of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association. The union later controversially voted to endorse Trump for president.

Loomis received suspensions in 2006 for confrontations with community activist Art McKoy and for arguing with a lieutenant while off duty and attending a Cleveland Browns game.