The Hot Sheet

S.W.A.T

By CPHS / 27 September 2019

Special Weapons and Tactics Unit Celebrating Forty Years of Service The Cleveland Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) is widely recognized as one of the most experienced and…

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Murphy Box

The Murphy Call Box

By CPHS / 14 July 2019

Jeremiah “Jerry” Murphy, previously employed by the Cleveland Telephone Company, was hired as a lineman in 1887 for the Cleveland Police Department.  He invented a small communication system named after…

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1974 Bomb Disposal Robot – “Leroy”

By CPHS / 21 June 2019

The Cleveland Police Bomb Squad deployed it’s 1974 Wheelbarrow RCV Bomb Disposal Robot for many missions of bomb recovery and disposal.  This unit was originally designed and manufactured in England…

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