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Remembering Our Fallen… May

Remembering officers who have died in Mays past…. we have their stories from the oldest fatality, Patrolman Michael Kick d. May 5, 1875, to the most recent, Investigator Jason D. West, who died in 2007. Patrolman Michael Kick, d. May 5, 1875 A gang of six, recently arriving from out of town had taken upRead More

Remembering Our Fallen… March

Remembering officers who have died in Marches past…. we have their stories from the oldest fatality, Patrolman William P. Armstrong, d. March 9, 1919, to the most recent, Patrol Officer James Kerstetter, who died in 2010. Patrolman William P. Armstrong, d. March 9, 1919 Patrolman William P. Armstrong, was appointed to the Cleveland Police DepartmentRead More

Remembering Our Fallen… April

Remembering officers who have died in Aprils past…. we have their stories from the oldest fatality, Night Watchman Rupert Becker, d. April 10, 1916, to the most recent, Patrol Officer David Smith, d. April 15, 1998. Night Watchman Rupert Becker, d. April 10, 1916 In the early 20th Century, the Village of Amherst was aRead More

Remembering Our Fallen… February

Remembering officers who have died in Februaries past…. we have their stories from the oldest fatality, Detective William Hulligan, d. February 8, 1887, to the most recent, Police Officer Jonathan Bastock, who died in 2011.

Fahey Jr., Patrolman David J.

On Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 0600 hours, the City of Cleveland lost a great public servant, Officer David J. Fahey Jr.

Remembering Our Fallen… January

Remembering officers who have died in Januaries past…. we have their stories from the oldest fatality, Patrolman James H. Stedman, d. January 25, 1905, to the most recent, Patrol Officer David J. Fahey Jr., who died in 2017.

Remembering Our Fallen… November/December

Remembering officers who have died in November and December in years past…. we have their stories from the oldest fatality, Watchman John Osborne, d. December 1, 1853, to the most recent EOW, Sergeant Michael W. Muzychenko, d. November 25, 1997.

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Remembering Our Fallen… October

Twelve area officers have died in October in years past. We have their stories, from the oldest fatality, Patrolman Walter Pruehs in 1920, to the most recent EOW, Patrolman George M. Brentar, in 2007.

Officer Profile

Osborne, Watchman John

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