END OF WATCH: June 4, 1979 Cleveland Police Department On Tuesday, June 4, 1979, Patrolman John Hubbell attended roll call with his partner, Thomas Smyczek. Upon reviewing the roll call materials, they noticed a report on a suspect who was wanted for a robbery that occurred the previous Sunday. Since the suspect lived in theirRead More

END OF WATCH: July 3, 1979 Lorain County Sheriff’s Office Age: 24 July 3, 1979, Deputy Tomazewski pulled over a 15 year-old for a traffic violation. The youth advised he did not have his driver’s license with him and asked the Deputy to follow him home to get it. The officer followed the youth toRead More

END OF WATCH:  August 9, 1979 Federal Bureau of Investigation On July 19, 1971, Jonnie Oliver was appointed to position of Special Agent of the FBI. On October 21, 1971, after training at the FBI Academy in Quantico Virginia, Special Agent Oliver was assigned to the Philadelphia Division of the FBI. On November 2, 1972,Read More

END OF WATCH: August 23, 1979 Olmsted Township Police Department Age: 22 Dominick Boscarelli died on August 23, 1979, of a gunshot wound received while on duty at the Olmsted Township Police Department. Patrolman Boscarelli was a member of the Olmsted Township Police Department for eight months. Boscarelli was the son of Joseph D. Boscarelli.Read More

END OF WATCH:  September 5, 1979 Mayfield Village Police Department Age: 28 Mayfield Village is not a very large suburban area. It is so small, you can on the front steps of the Mayfield United Methodist Church and look a half mile in either direction, and see the three areas touched by the death ofRead More

END OF WATCH: September 17, 1979 Cleveland Police Department Age: 52 | Badge# 1741 George Zicarelli came from a police family. His father and uncles were Cleveland policemen. George was nearing the end of his career and planed to retire in February, 1980, after completing his thirty-third year on the force. Detective Zicarelli was aRead More

END OF WATCH: July 3, 1980 Cleveland Police Department Age: 29 | Badge# 410 Desmond Sherry was a good policeman. He and his partner, Philip Smith were awarded the Medal of Valor from the Rotary Club for rescuing a motorist from a burning car. His fellow officers and his boss said he was a goodRead More

END OF WATCH: October 21, 1981 Cleveland Police Department Age: 22 | Badge# 2341 My husband, Anthony (Tony) Johnson, Sr. lived his dream of being a police officer for three months. Tony was appointed to the Cleveland Police Department on June 1, 1981. His first day on the street was July 23, 1981. He wasRead More

END OF WATCH: August 5, 1983 Cleveland Police Department The ninety-second Cleveland Police Academy Class is still fresh in some of the instructor’s minds today. Unlike some of his more boisterous classmates, Benjamin Franklin Grair, Jr. was quiet, reserved, and soft spoken; Ben never called attention to himself. Oftentimes when someone in class was inRead More

END OF WATCH: March 11, 1984 Cleveland Police Department Age: 31 On September 3, 1977, Stephen M. Kovach was appointed to the Cleveland Police Department and at the time of his death he was assigned to the Third District. His partner was Patrolman Dave Rutt. Officers Kovach and Rutt were partners for nearly five years.Read More