Keeping "The Promise"
END OF WATCH: May 11, 2024 Euclid Police Department Patrolman Jacob J. Derbin, Badge #14 was twenty-three years of age and completing his first year as a Euclid Police Department law enforcement officer. Patrolman Derbin was tragically killed in the Line of Duty by gunfire from a violent felon. Patrolman Derbin’s death, occurred at theRead More
END OF WATCH: July 4, 2024 Cleveland Police Department Patrol Officer Jamieson Ritter, Badge No. 1176 was twenty-seven years of age when he was killed in the Line of Duty by a subject wanted for felonious assault which became an aggravated murder when the victim was removed from life support. The subject attempted to escapeRead More
Constable Frank Stone was shot on May 12, 1881, during an arrest. He succumbed to his wounds weeks later. The shooter was convicted.
On Oct. 18, 1960, Deputy David Willis was shot during a carjacking near Public Square, Cleveland. The case remains unsolved.
END OF WATCH: December 31, 2021 | Cleveland Division of Police | Shane was walking to his car at an apartment complex near the Kamm’s Corner area on the Westside of Cleveland. When he was approached by a subject who had pulled a gun trying to carjack Shane. Shane, using his police training tried to stop the carjacking but was fatally shot. The carjacker took Shane’s car keys and drove off and apprehended later that evening.
END OF WATCH:  September 3, 2020 Cleveland Division of Police Detective Skernivitz was shot and killed at about 10:00pm in the area of West 65th Street and Storer Avenue on Cleveland’s west side. He was working an undercover detail as part of a federal task force supporting Operation Legend. An informant who was with DetectiveRead More
Cleveland Division of Police End of Watch, Friday, July 6, 2018 Police Officer Vu Nguyen passed away four days after collapsing during a 1.5-mile timed run that was part of the agency’s canine handler eligibility process. He and other candidates were participating in the physical fitness portion of the process in 90+ degree heat whenRead More
Mentor Police Department End of Watch, Sunday, June 24, 2018 Police Officer Mathew Mazany was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while assisting another officer during a traffic stop on Route 2, near Route 306, at approximately 1:00 a.m. The vehicle that had been stopped contained a subject that was wanted in another jurisdiction.Read More
Cuyahoga Falls Police Department End of Watch, Friday, May 30, 1947 Patrolman Chance was pursuing a speeding motorist on his motorcycle when he was struck by cross traffic at the intersection of Oakwood Drive and Front Street. At the time of his death he had served the City of Cuyahoga Falls for 4 years. HeRead More
Shaker Heights Police Department End of Watch, Sunday, August 27, 1916 Deputy Marshal Harry Sayle was shot and killed as he was chasing three boys through a wooded area near Buckeye and Center roads. One of the boys had just sent a .22 caliber rifle bullet through the windshield of a passing motorist. All threeRead More
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