Police Buildings: Women’s Bureau HQ/18th Precinct, 3735 Cedar Avenue
The 1926 Annual Report for the police department noted, “the Policewomen’s Bureau is now located at 3735 Cedar Avenue, formerly the site of the Maternity Hospital, which building was purchased…
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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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Heroes Roll Call: Our March 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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Rose Constant: Cleveland’s First Female Officer
During her tenure, Mrs. Constant found deplorable conditions in many of the factories and stores she inspected. “One shop in which many young girls were employed had no drinking water…
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John Anderson, #175: Cleveland’s First Black Police Sergeant and Lieutenant
Patrolman Anderson demonstrated his marksmanship capabilities one morning while off duty. Contacted at 6 o’clock at his residence, to a mad dog threatening workers and neighbors on nearby Quincy Street,…
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Patrolman William M. Tucker, #45: Cleveland’s First Black Police Officer
Wiggins’ research revealed that Officer Tucker headed north after the Civil War. On the way, he met Colonel John F. Herrick, Commander of the Twelfth Ohio Calvary. Colonel Herrick offered…
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Police Buildings: 17th Precinct, 15619 Lorain Ave, built in 1914
The 17th Precinct began life as the West Park Village Hall. Constructed in 1914 it housed the village offices and police department. The West Park Fire Department was adjacent to…
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Police Buildings: 16th Precinct, 3600 East 131st Street, built 1920
As early as 1924, Councilman William J. Kennedy described conditions of the 16th Precinct in the Cleveland Plain Dealer as “The station house is no more than a place for…
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Secretary of Police Charles S. Smith, Badge Number 6
Originally posted on 02 February 2021 @ 06:00
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Heroes Roll Call: Our February 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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Police Buildings: 15th Precinct, 18415 Nottingham
In the early 1900s, Cleveland’s boundaries expanded to the east and west, as the city annexed small villages and towns on its outskirts. While some communities like Ohio City resisted…
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