Eliot Ness’ Final Resting Place
The Memorial Service for Eliot Ness, his wife Elisabeth and their son Robert took place on September 10, 1997, organized by the Cleveland Police Historical Society and Museum. The service…
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Traffic Semaphore
The Cleveland Police used traffic semaphores to bring order and safety to our streets. The officer set up the semaphore in the middle of the intersection and controlled the flow…
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Criminal Identification: Early Mug Shots
In 1896, the Cleveland Police Department created the Bureau of Criminal Identification, led by George Koestle. As a young man, Koestle worked for one of the commercial photographers hired by…
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Criminal Identification: The Bertillon System
The Plain Dealer touted the new system in an extensive article on July 31, 1898: “Another great stride forward has been made in the local police department by the adoption…
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Cleveland’s Police Matrons
A May 22, 1887 article in the Plain Dealer stated that “every woman arrested should be taken to the central station. She should be given into the hands of the…
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Cleveland’s First Mounted Policewoman
Cleveland’s first Mounted Policewoman was assigned to duty by Park Commissioner Fred S. Alber on May 27th, 1914. As reported in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, “Miss Pearl E. Kray, the…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Soooo this horse walks into a bar………..Here we have Cleveland Police Officer Margaret Doran #1202 and her partner Murphy’s Law visiting with revelers at The Public House, 17219 Lorain Avenue.…
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SWAT Celebrating 40 Years of Service to the Community
On September 29th, former and current members of the Cleveland Police Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) gathered at the American Legion Hall in Parma to celebrate their 40 years…
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The Murphy Call Box
Jeremiah “Jerry” Murphy, previously employed by the Cleveland Telephone Company, was hired as a lineman in 1887 for the Cleveland Police Department. He invented a small communication system named after…
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