END OF WATCH: January 31, 1986 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Police Age: 31 On January 31, 1986, Mark Decker and Leonard Wilcox reported to work at the Brecksville Veterans Administration Hospital. Both officers were armed only with mace due to administration policy that contended carrying guns would encourage more problems. Army veteran, Justin A.Read More

END OF WATCH:  January 31, 1985 U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Police Age: 37 On January 31, 1986, Mark Decker and Leonard Wilcox reported to work at the Brecksville Veterans Administration Hospital. Both officers were armed only with mace due to administration policy that contended carrying guns would encourage more problems. Army veteran, Justin A.Read More

END OF WATCH: May 29, 1986 Macedonia Police Department Gary Allen Paster wanted to be a police officer his whole life. His dream came true when he was hired and sent through the academy by the Village of Northfield. Shortly after the academy, Gary was promoted to Patrolman by the Village, and then he wasRead More

END OF WATCH: October 27, 1987 Cleveland Police Department Age: 59 | Badge# 401 On Sunday, January 2, 1972, at approximately 6:00 pm, Cleveland Police Officer Ernest Holbert and his partner were dispatched to Buckeye Road and East Boulevard to investigate a routine traffic accident. At the beginning of their investigation, officers placed both driversRead More

END OF WATCH:  March 15, 1989 Solon Police Department Age: 36 Jeffrey B. Olson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 31, 1952. He lived in Wadsworth, Ohio, for many years and was a 1970 graduate of Wadsworth High School, where he was a member of the varsity baseball team. He graduated from Kent StateRead More

END OF WATCH:  October 14, 1989 Cuyahoga Metro Housing Authority Police Department On Friday afternoon, October 13, 1989, 31 year old Willis Wright confronted and disarmed Officer Alcee McCray at gunpoint. Officer Alcee McCray had been making his rounds of the first floor of C.M.H.A. Building at 1791 West 25th St when Wright accosted him.Read More

END OF WATCH: November 7, 1989 North Olmsted Police Department Age: 62 On August 31, 1984, Aubrey C. Williams was appointed an auxiliary police officer to the North Olmsted Police Department. As with most departments, auxiliary police officers volunteer their services. Aubrey accepted any assignment given to him and filled the position efficiently. On ElectionRead More

END OF WATCH: March 9, 1993 Cleveland Police Department Age: 57   |   Badge #1232 During the first day of the Glenville riots in July, 1968, Cleveland Patrolman Thomas J. Smith was nearly shot to death in a shoot-out with Black Nationalist snipers. He was instantly paralyzed from the waist down as the bulletsRead More

END OF WATCH: August 14, 1994 Garfield Heights Police Department Age: 40 August 14th, 1994, will be forever remembered as one of the most tragic and traumatic dates in the history of the Garfield Heights Police Department. Sgt. Dennis Glivar a 17 year veteran of the Police Department, was fatally wounded in a hail ofRead More

END OF WATCH: December 8, 1994 Garfield Heights Police Department Age: 26 December 8, 1994, is the day that will be forever remembered and never forgotten. December 8, 1994, was the day when officers Stefanov and Brown were killed in an accident while in a high speed vehicle pursuit. Not only were two excellent officersRead More