Artifact Spotlight: Skippy the Morgan Horse
The Cleveland Police Museum collects and preserves the history of policing in Cleveland. Each year, we receive donations of artifacts, photographs and archives that help us tell that story. In…
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Traffic Unit: The Corner Men, Part 2
In 1921 the Cleveland Plain Dealer introduced to their readers the Cleveland Police Officers assigned the difficult task of directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the city each day. They…
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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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Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial
The idea for the Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial was born at the bar at the CPPA Hall, after the funeral of Cleveland Police Officer Stephan Kovach. The bar was…
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National Police Week
Police officers and the community they served have honored fallen officers since the earliest days of official police departments in the United States but it wasn’t until 1962 that a…
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Cleveland Police Training: 1914-1954
The first official Cleveland Police training school was established in 1914 by Safety Director Alfred A. Benesch. Dubbed Benesch University by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Director described the school:…
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Where did Eliot Ness Live in Cleveland?
Did Eliot Ness live here? This question comes up time and again when people talk about Cleveland’s favorite lawman. Recently, Cleveland Police Museum staff examined primary sources, including city directories,…
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Traffic Unit: The Corner Men, Part 1
In 1921 the Cleveland Plain Dealer introduced to their readers the Cleveland Police Officers assigned the difficult task of directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the city each day. They…
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Third Central Station, 2001 Payne Avenue, 1926-1976
The Cleveland Police Department reached a milestone of sorts on April 26, 1926 when the new Central Police Station at 2001 Payne Avenue opened as the new Cleveland Police Department…
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The Silent Witness – The First Recorded Bank Robbery
On April 12, 1957, the world’s first hidden camera recording of a bank robbery happened right here in Cleveland. The Cleveland Division of Police devised, developed and installed the system…
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Auxillary Police Officer Jeanette Kyle
The community and the Cleveland Police Museum lost a dear friend and supporter in February. Jeanette Womack Kyle passed away on February 6, 2021 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Jeanette had been…
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In Her Own Words: A History of Policewomen given in 1952, Part 2
Over her forty years with the Cleveland Police, Wilma Neubecker #3002 saw just about everything. As part of the Women’s Bureau, she worked cases involving juveniles and women that ranged…
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