Police Buildings: Sixth Precinct, 3333 E. 55th, ca 1882
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…
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Police Buildings: Fifth Precinct, 2559 East 79th, ca. 1896
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,…
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Police Buildings: Fourth Precinct, ca. 1896
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…
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Women in the CPD
Women have a long and honorable history of service in the Cleveland Police Department. That service began in 1893 when the Chief Henry Hoehn established the Police Matron’s Service. The…
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2019 Police Week Events
Join the Cleveland Police Museum in celebrating our men and women in blue and honoring the memory of the Cleveland officers who gave their lives in service to our community…
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“The Little Lost Girl” Painting
The painting of a policeman guiding and protecting a small girl has graced the walls of the Cleveland Police Department, and now the Cleveland Police Museum, for many years. Many…
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Police Buildings: Third Precinct, 2495 East 35th, ca. 1872
The Third and Sixth precincts bordered each other, with both having station houses along Woodland Avenue. In 1878, between the two precincts there were “eight hundred arrests, two hundred and…
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Police Buildings: Second Precinct, ca 1869
The two-story brick building included ten prison cells, offices, an armory, a lunch room, and bath rooms. At the time, it was described as being “of creditable appearance and…is an…
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Police Buildings: Watch houses, 1853 to 1875
Prior to 1853, the city rented buildings to house both the Watchmen and the prisoners. Newspaper records show Council authorizing the payment of rent and repairs for a Watch House…
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Heroes Roll Call: Our August 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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Communications: The Radio Room
The Cleveland Police Department installed a new communication system at Central Station in 1929. The radio was designed by Ralph C. Folkman and using the call letters WRBH, the station…
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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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