Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman Frank Humr, #587
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch. Originally posted on 29 October 2019 @ 06:12
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Police Buildings: Sixth Precinct, 3333 E. 55th, ca 1882
As early as 1869, the patrolman of the Sixth Precinct reported to the Forest Street station house in the Third Precinct, since they did not have a station house of…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrol Officer Anthony J. Johnson, #2341
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversaries of their End of Watch. Originally posted on 21 October 2019 @ 06:21
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Police Buildings: Fifth Precinct, 2559 East 79th, ca. 1896
Prior to the early 1880s, Cleveland’s Fifth Precinct covered the near west side. As early as 1873, the Fifth Precinct station house sat on a small lot on Barber Avenue,…
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Police Buildings: Fourth Precinct, ca. 1896
In January of 1883 the Cleveland Police Department went through a major reorganization, surpassed only by the enactment of the Metropolitan Police Act in 1866. Precinct boundaries and the numbering…
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Women in the CPD
Women have a long and honorable history of service in the Cleveland Police Department. That service began in 1893 when the Chief Henry Hoehn established the Police Matron’s Service. The…
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2019 Police Week Events
Join the Cleveland Police Museum in celebrating our men and women in blue and honoring the memory of the Cleveland officers who gave their lives in service to our community…
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Heroes Roll Call: Our October Heroes
The Cleveland Police Museum in honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversaries of their End of Watch. These officers made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting…
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“The Little Lost Girl” Painting
The painting of a policeman guiding and protecting a small girl has graced the walls of the Cleveland Police Department, and now the Cleveland Police Museum, for many years. Many…
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Police Buildings: Third Precinct, 2495 East 35th, ca. 1872
The Third and Sixth precincts bordered each other, with both having station houses along Woodland Avenue. In 1878, between the two precincts there were “eight hundred arrests, two hundred and…
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Heroes Roll Call: Our September Heroes
The Cleveland Police Museum in honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversaries of their End of Watch. These officers made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrol Officer Jonathan “AJ” Schroeder, #2191
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversaries of their End of Watch. After knocking and announcing their presence, the suspect…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman James Goodwin, #1104
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversaries of their End of Watch. Patrolman James P. Goodwin joined the Cleveland Police…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman Harold C. Carroll, #1016
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversaries of their End of Watch. Patrolman Carroll was laid to rest in the…
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Police Buildings: Second Precinct, ca 1869
The two-story brick building included ten prison cells, offices, an armory, a lunch room, and bath rooms. At the time, it was described as being “of creditable appearance and…is an…
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