JAMES P. CUNNINGHAM began his career with the
City of Akron on December 26, 1994. JIM is currently assigned to work the downtown
area. He is routinely assigned to work other districts in the city when manpower needs
dictate such an assignment. No matter the assignment, Officer Cunningham can be counted on
to work hard and achieve results in a caring, compassionate way with a minimum amount of
direct supervision required.
JIM is a picture of fitness and follows a careful regime to maintain his fitness. While
an imposing figure, JIM does not rely on his physical abilities alone. JIM is a very
intellectual officer and uses a combination of intuition and reasoning to solve many
crimes. JIM is very articulate and is able to gain compliance in a variety of situations
by his verbalization skills. JIM is a leader on the noon shift both by the numbers of
felony and misdemeanor arrests but also by example.
