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2021 Engage Virtual Range Blue Line Competition
Join us for a full day of competition as we show our appreciation for local area law enforcement and get the chance to see exactly what each team is made of! This year’s competition benefits the Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society.
Aug 7, 2021: “Ride for First Responders” Ride, Car Show and Rib Burn Off
Motorcycle rides start from 8 NE Ohio counties and culminate at the Geauga County Fairgrounds for a car show and rib burn off! Register now.
Aug. 1, 2021: 13th Annual Cops Ride
Thanks to South-East Harley-Davison, Western Reserve, Rock N Roll City and Stinger Harley Davison for organizing the 13th Annual “Cops Ride” event which falls on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. This processional ride supports law enforcement: the GCPOMS, Ohio COPS and scholarships to Tri-C Police Academy.
Petition RE Parole Hearing for Man Who Killed Detective John Apanites, EOW April 7, 1969
The family of Cleveland Police Detective John Apanites (EOW April 1969) is asking the public to sign and share a petition to present to the patrol hearing of Apanites’ killer, Joseph McDonald.
Remembering Detective James Skernivitz, EOW Sept. 3, 2020
It is with great sadness that we lose one of Cleveland’s finest, Detective James Skernivitz.
Join us May 15, 2020 on Facebook for our virtual commemoration
We can’t do our regular yearly commemoration ceremony in person, so let’s remember our fallen officers as best we can online!
2020 Tattoo and Police Week Events Canceled
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, The Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society® Board of Directors has decided to cancel the events of Peace Officers Memorial Week and the Cleveland International Tattoo scheduled for May 15 and 16, 2020.
4th Annual Outdoorsmen Banquet Moved
The 4th Annual Outdoorsmen for Officers Banquet, which had been scheduled for April 25, will be moved to a later date. Stay tuned!
May 2: Ontario Police Memorial Foundation Fellowship Night
The Toronto, Ontario Police Memorial Foundation is extending a welcome to peers in the U.S. for its Fellowship Night Saturday, May 2, 2020.
