A century in the saddle: Cleveland Mounted Police Unit has performed, protected, and saved lives
This article originally was published in FreshWater Cleveland’s Feb. 20 edition. Tom Matowitz writes Cleveland Masterworks for FreshWater every Thursday. Author Thomas Matowitz is on the Board of Trustees for the Cleveland Police…
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The National Air Races began in 1920 and the first Pulitzer Trophy race was held at Cleveland Airport in 1929. This event helped make the races a major American event…
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How It Started: A History Of Towing And Tow Trucks Desperate times call for desperate measures. The year was 1916. Ernest Holmes, a mechanic from Chattanooga, Tennessee, had to face…
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The Cleveland Police Department has a long history of pursuing auto thieves and recovering stolen vehicles. As early as 1920, newspaper reports tell of detectives cooperating with police departments as…
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