We Remember: Cleveland Police Officers Who Made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country.
Killed In Action During World War I George Edward Nadsady was born on June 6, 1891 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was appointed a Cleveland Police Patrolman on February 1, 1917…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman Eugene D. Stinchcomb, #970
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversaries of their End of Watch.
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman Steve J. Huber, #1917
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch. While responding to the scene, Patrolman Donald Bagnel…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman Roy Nightwine, #1039
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversaries of their End of Watch.
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman Phillip P. Maher, #988
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversaries of their End of Watch. The school principals said, “Officer Maher was a…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman John Shipp, #178
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch. Upon arrival, the officers split up in order…
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Heroes Roll Call: Sergeant Charles H. Goetz, #97
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch. When Goetz stepped into the street, he was…
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Communications: Murphy Call Box
In 1907, Jerry Murphy developed his most efficient and successful version of the call box system. The new call boxes were significantly smaller – still tall, but made of steel…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman William N. Shapiro, #2247
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversaries of their End of Watch.
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Criminal Identification: Fingerprinting
In 1904, George Koestle and Chief of Police Fred Kohler traveled to the St. Louis World’s Fair to witness a demonstration of a new method of criminal identification, fingerprinting. Based…
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Early Electric Traffic Signals
Many more attempts at designing a functional traffic signal followed. In 1916, Clevelanders John Tomko, CW Oppenlander and SW Oppenlander invented an “electric semaphore” for “minimizing traffic hazards.” The device…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman Elmer F. Sprotsty, #33
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch.
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman William G. Borgman, #137
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our fallen officers on the anniversary of their end of watch.
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman Samuel H. Kilbane, #235
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch. On April 19, 1923, after completing a tour…
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