END OF WATCH: December 1, 1853 Cleveland City Marshal’s Office At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Cleveland was a sparsely populated frontier settlement founded in 1796. The early occupants bore the responsibility for protecting their own lives and property. The promise of a new life in the fertile and forested lands brought more people,Read More
Kick, Patrolman Michael
END OF WATCH: May 15, 1875 Cleveland Police Department Badge: #42 A gang of six, recently arriving from out of town had taken up lodging at the “Wacht Am Rhein” saloon located at the south end of Pearl Street which is now W. 25th. The gang being suspected of burglaries was placed under surveillance andRead More
Brenner, Marshal George
END OF WATCH: July 18, 1883 Wellington Village Marshal’s Officer On the late evening of July 17, 1883 Wellington Marshal George Brenner was made aware of suspicious men in the area of Houghtons Drug store. Marshal Brenner watched the men from Footes Stable and saw them enter the alley behind the Union Block. Brenner firstRead More
Hulligan, Detective William
END OF WATCH: February 8, 1887 Cleveland Police Department It was 1887, Cleveland was growing by leaps and bounds and crime was on the rise. To make matters worse, the “Blinky Morgan Gang” had arrived in town, making their presence known through a series of burglaries and safe jobs. One of the last and largestRead More
Sheehan, Sergeant Nicholas
END OF WATCH: September 5, 1894 Cleveland Police Department September 5, 1894, at 3:00 am, Sergeant Sheehan and Patrolman Ralph were on patrol on a part of Clark Avenue known as “Cuba,” a Bohemian settlement between the Big Four tracks and Burton Street. Hearing a call for police on Clark Avenue, the officers rushed inRead More
Weick, Patrolman Louis D.
END OF WATCH: December 10, 1903 Cleveland Police Department Patrolman Louis D. Weick was appointed to the Cleveland Police Department in March of 1903 and was considered by many to be a popular officer. Cleveland Police Chief Kohler referred to Weick as an excellent officer. Weick was assigned to the First Precinct and lived onRead More
Stedman, Patrolman James H.
END OF WATCH: January 25, 1905 Cleveland Police Department Patrolman James H. Stedman was appointed to the Cleveland Police Department on July 1, 1895, and served in the First and Eighth Precincts. Most of his time was spent in the First Precinct. For the first few years of his service, he was in plain clothes.Read More
Reimer, Patrolman Herman
END OF WATCH: January 28, 1911 Cleveland Police Department Our Men in Blue….Patrolman Herman Reimer was one of our men in blue who died in his uniform with the blood from the wound in his heart coloring the blue of his coat a deep crimson. Saturday, January 28, 1911, Reimer’s Lieutenant warned his platoon toRead More
Chapman, Patrolman Walter C.
END OF WATCH: August 22, 1911 Cleveland Police Department Patrolman Walter C. Chapman was appointed to the Cleveland Police Department on June 19, 1886, and was considered by his fellow officers to be a well-liked officer. Chapman was assigned to the Fifth Precinct but had been recently transferred to the Third Precinct to work strikeRead More
Parker, Patrolman Edward
END OF WATCH: June 19, 1912 Cleveland Police Department Patrolman Edward Parker, appointed February 4, 1911, was shot and killed on Wednesday morning, June 19, 1912 by rioting strikers at the East 26th Street crossing of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Parker attempted to disperse a crowd of angry Italian workers who were striking for better wages.Read More
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