The family of Cleveland Police Detective John Apanites (EOW April 1969) is asking the public to sign and share a petition to present to the patrol hearing of Apanites’ killer, Joseph McDonald.Â
Remembering Detective James Skernivitz, EOW Sept. 3, 2020
It is with great sadness that we lose one of Cleveland’s finest, Detective James Skernivitz.Â
Join us May 15, 2020 on Facebook for our virtual commemoration
We can’t do our regular yearly commemoration ceremony in person, so let’s remember our fallen officers as best we can online!
2020 Tattoo and Police Week Events Canceled
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, The Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society® Board of Directors has decided to cancel the events of Peace Officers Memorial Week and the Cleveland International Tattoo scheduled for May 15 and 16, 2020.
4th Annual Outdoorsmen Banquet Moved
The 4th Annual Outdoorsmen for Officers Banquet, which had been scheduled for April 25, will be moved to a later date. Stay tuned!
May 2: Ontario Police Memorial Foundation Fellowship Night
The Toronto, Ontario Police Memorial Foundation is extending a welcome to peers in the U.S. for its Fellowship Night Saturday, May 2, 2020.
Street Survival Seminar May 13 & 14, 2020
Science is the backbone of this two-day event focusing on what impacts the profession, the mission and the officers: stress. We examine two types of stress that impact duty human performance as well as off-duty behavior and attitudes: Sudden Onset Acute Stress and Cumulative/ Chronic Stress.
October-November-December 2019 GCPOMS Newsletter – “The Epitaph”
We invite you to read the October-November-December 2019 issue of The Epitaph, the official newsletter of the Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society®. The Epitaph is chock full of articles recapping the outcome of events and news items of interest and inspiration–and contains listing of upcoming events. In this issue: Message from the President Survivors’ CornerRead More
July-August-September 2019 GCPOMS Newsletter – “The Epitaph”
We invite you to read the July-August-September 2019 issue of The Epitaph, the official newsletter of the Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society®. The Epitaph is chock full of articles recapping the outcome of events and news items of interest and inspiration–and contains listing of upcoming events. In this issue: Message from the President Survivors’ CornerRead More
May-June 2019 GCPOMS Newsletter – “The Epitaph”
We invite you to read the May-June 2019 issue of The Epitaph, the official newsletter of the Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society®. The Epitaph is chock full of articles recapping the outcome of events and news items of interest and inspiration–and contains listing of upcoming events. In this issue: Message from the President Survivors’ CornerRead More
