Units: Cleveland’s Flying Squads of the 1920s
After the murder of Patrolman Leroy E. Bouker #132 on November 17, 1912, City of Cleveland Mayor Newton D. Baker and Safety Director Charles W. Stage called for a larger…
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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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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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Cleveland Air Police
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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The Cleveland Police Tow Unit
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 Auto Bureau
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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