Annual Appeal for Support of the Cleveland Police Museum

Photo Archive Feature:
CPD Chief George J. Matowitz

George J. Matowitz was born April 24, 1882 in eastern Slovakia. He was brought to Cleveland as a child and attended Cleveland Public Schools until going to work at the age of twelve. He held a variety of jobs as a young man, including work as a streetcar motorman... (Read more here)

"Our Story, Our Way"

Eliot Ness &
His Role in Cleveland History

In December of 1935, Cleveland's Mayor Harold Burton recruited Eliot Ness to serve as the city’s new Safety Director. That very year, Cleveland was the fifth largest metro area in the nation, and was considered to be the most dangerous city in the United States. Ness went on to spearhead a campaign that nearly eliminated corruption in the police department, brought the fire department up to modern standards, and instituted the latest traffic technologies that brought national safety awards to Cleveland.

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The
Kingsbury Run Murders

Between 1935 and 1938, an officially unidentified serial killer murdered and dismembered at least 12 victims - only 2 of which were ever positively identified.

Read more about the most infamous open case in Cleveland history here.

Cleveland's Fallen Officers