The Hot Sheet

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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.…

On July 23rd, 1968, three Cleveland Police Officers and one civilian “Good Samaritan” gave their lives protecting the residents of Cleveland.  Twelve other Officers and a Police Tow Truck Driver…

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…

A May 22, 1887 article in the Plain Dealer stated that “every woman arrested should be taken to the central station. She should be given into the hands of the…

Cleveland’s first Mounted Policewoman was assigned to duty by Park Commissioner Fred S. Alber on May 27th, 1914. As reported in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, “Miss Pearl E. Kray, the…

Soooo this horse walks into a bar………..Here we have Cleveland Police Officer Margaret Doran #1202 and her partner Murphy’s Law visiting with revelers at The Public House, 17219 Lorain Avenue.…

Did you know that the very first Mr. Jingeling was a Cleveland Police Officer? Seems that back in the day, many of the department stores in downtown Cleveland used Police…

On September 29th, former and current members of the Cleveland Police Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) gathered at the American Legion Hall in Parma to celebrate their 40 years…