Heroes Roll Call: Louis E. Golonka, #1831
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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Glenville, Cleveland’s Bloodiest Day, As Seen Through The Eyes of a 15 Year Old
On July 23rd, 1968 the Cleveland Division of Police suffered it’s bloodiest day. Three Cleveland Police Officers and one civilian “Good Samaritan” gave their lives protecting the residents of Cleveland.…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrol Officer Vu X. Nguyen, #1534
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch The Nguyen family arrived in the United States…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrol Officer Desmond J. Sherry, #410
The Cleveland Police Museum honors our fallen officers by telling their stories on the anniversary of their End of Watch. Desmond Sherry joined the Cleveland Police Department on February 20,…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman Edward W. Murray, #507
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch. Edward W. Murray, a thirty-two year veteran of…
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Heroes Roll Call: Detective Robert J. Clark, #545
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our fallen officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch. Detective Robert Clark was survived by his wife…
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The Missing History of the Cleveland Mounted Police
While the Mounted Unit of the Cleveland Police officially dates back to 1911, the police in Cleveland utilized horses and even considered forming a mounted squad for several decades before…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrol Officer Wayne A. Leon, #1338
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of Cleveland’s Fallen Officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch. On Sunday, June 25, 2000, Officer Wayne Leon…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman Frederick D. Vacha, Jr, #2373
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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1978 Ford LTD – Car 611
From 1972-1978, the National Highway Safety Department conducted an experiment with a lime green paint, known as “Safety Green.” The goal was to increase the visibility of safety vehicles (police…
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Heroes Roll Call: Patrol Officer John L. Hubbell, #121
The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch. Before officers could arrest Lemay, he quickly drew…
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Heroes Roll Call: Our June 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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Cleveland Police Ambulance Service
The first emergency motor patrol wagon in Cleveland was purchased in May of 1911 and assigned to the 11th Precinct. It was an 80-horsepower, four cylinder Peerless fitted with a…
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1940 International Emergency Mobile Patrol
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, on November 27, 1938 the International Harvester Company delivered “…twelve lightweight, speedy units with panel bodies to be used as combination ambulances and patrol…
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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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