Family of Cleveland mom brutally murdered demands answers on police response time

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The family of a woman murdered on Cleveland’s West Side held a news conference Tuesday afternoon, asking for answers on the police response time.

On Sept. 6, Carly Capek, 38, was stabbed and beaten inside her home on W. 78th Street.

The mother of four tried to escape by climbing out a window, but was pulled back in.

Capek’s neighbors said it took about 30 minutes for first responders to arrive on the scene.

“The city of Cleveland should always have the proper amount of people proper amount of cars, proper money, everything. Come to call me and tell me we’re sorry. But we didn’t have the facilities or the people that we needed to respond quickly enough is not an answer. That’s disgusting. It’s deplorable,” said James Sidelka, Carly’s father.

Lawyers with the law office of Friedman, Gilbert + Gerhardstein said they are “calling for an independent, thorough, and transparent investigation by the department.”

Cleveland police have charged Calvin Nettles, 48, with Capek’s murder.

Nettles has pleaded not guilty to the charges of aggravated murder, murder and felonious assault.

He is being held on a $1 million bond at the Cuyahoga County Justice center.

Capek’s family members say Cleveland Police dropped the ball. They’re calling or transparency and changes.

“I know it’s not going to bring my daughter back. But I don’t want no other family to go through this. This is just unbearable to do even here, some of the 911 calls, my daughter had gotten them. And even one of the dispatchers told the girl to relax, she was sending help. Once you do relax, you know, we know somebody’s been killed over there. And you’re telling me calm down, relax, that that just doesn’t seem right. There should be priorities,” said Pamela Sidelka, Carly’s stepmother.