Officer Down Memorial Page

Cleveland Police Department

Police Officer Derek Wayne Owens
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, March 1, 2008
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jonathan James "AJ" Schroeder
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, August 31, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Wayne A. Leon
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Sunday, June 25, 2000
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Robert James Clark, II
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, July 1, 1998
Cause: Gunfire

Patrol Officer Hilary S. Cudnik
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, December 30, 1996
Cause: Gunfire

Patrol Officer Edward Claybrooks
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1996
Cause: Heart attack

Patrolman Thomas J. Smith
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, March 9, 1993
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Ernest Cecil Holbert
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, October 27, 1987
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Stephen M. Kovach
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Sunday, March 11, 1984
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Benjamin F. Grair, Jr.
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1983
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Anthony Jerome Johnson
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, October 21, 1981
Cause: Gunfire

Officer Desmond Sherry
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, July 3, 1980
Cause: Gunfire

Detective George Zicarelli
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, September 17, 1979
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman John L. Hubbell
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, June 4, 1979
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman John S. Reese
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, September 2, 1976
Cause: Gunfire

Captain Jerome C. Poelking
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, December 8, 1975
Cause: Duty related illness

Patrolman Edward W. Murray, Jr.
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 1975
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Philip Patrick Maher
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, May 29, 1975
Cause: Heart attack

Patrolman William Nathan Shapiro
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1974
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Frederick D. Vacha
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1973
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman William Nagy
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1971
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Tom Sam Hakaim
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, April 3, 1971
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Joseph Phillip Tracz, Jr.
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, September 28, 1970
Cause: Gunfire

Detective John Apanites, Jr.
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, April 7, 1969
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Kenneth R. Houser
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 1969
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Roy W. Buckner, Jr.
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, November 11, 1968
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Lieutenant Leroy Jones
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, July 23, 1968
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Louis Golonka
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, July 23, 1968
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Willard J. Wolff
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, July 23, 1968
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Steve J. Huber
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, May 11, 1967
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Frank Humr
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, October 29, 1965
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Chester Burmeister
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, December 23, 1964
Cause: Vehicular assault

Patrolman William J. Greller
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, September 18, 1964
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Arthur W. Guenther
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1961
Cause: Automobile accident

Detective Martin Mrugacz
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, September 29, 1960
Cause: Automobile accident

Patrolman Edgar Nagie
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 1958
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Edward Gustav Lentz
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, December 9, 1957
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Joseph Haydu
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, May 19, 1956
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman William Hudec
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, August 30, 1955
Cause: Struck by train

Patrolman Warren Stainbrook
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, August 30, 1955
Cause: Struck by train

Patrolman Eugene Stinchcomb
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, May 12, 1952
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Forney L. Haas
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, December 8, 1951
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Patrick Ryan
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, January 14, 1944
Cause: Automobile accident

Patrolman James Goodwin
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, May 4, 1942
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Otto J. Ziska
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1940
Cause: Duty related illness

Patrolman Clarence T. Smith
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 1939
Cause: Fire

Patrolman James Francis Goggin
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, January 13, 1939
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Louis Mlakar
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1938
Cause: Automobile accident

Patrolman Robert Wehegan
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, July 8, 1938
Cause: Stabbed

Patrolman Raymond H. Griffin
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, May 30, 1938
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman John J. Cleary
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1938
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Gerald N. Bode
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, December 18, 1937
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Virgil T. Bayne
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, December 18, 1937
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Otto Mosholder
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, December 10, 1936
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Joseph Ternansky
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, April 1, 1936
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman William Burmeister
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Sunday, October 20, 1935
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Martin J. Carlin
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, August 3, 1935
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Harry McCue
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, June 25, 1935
Cause: Automobile accident

Detective Harold Beingesser
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, June 25, 1935
Cause: Automobile accident

Patrolman George C. Effinger
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, March 20, 1933
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Herman B. Pahler
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, March 8, 1933
Cause: Gunfire

Detective John S. Buettner
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 1932
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman James F. Ryan
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, January 8, 1931
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Edward Butler
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Sunday, November 3, 1929
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Carl H. Sherman
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, March 6, 1929
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Ernest L. Ford
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, September 19, 1928
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Anthony Wieczorek
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, September 13, 1928
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Albert Flemke
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, March 22, 1928
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Richard White
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1927
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Patrolman William J. Borgman
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, April 20, 1926
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman John F. Saxton
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, February 15, 1926
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Charles Frantz
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 1925
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Henry A. Richter
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, February 27, 1925
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Peter Fromm
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, February 13, 1925
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Frank Sugan
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1924
Cause: Electrocuted

Patrolman Roy R. Nightwine
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Sunday, May 11, 1924
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Dennis Griffin
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, May 11, 1923
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Samuel Kilbane
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 1923
Cause: Animal related

Patrolman Frank Koran
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, November 25, 1921
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Elmer Sprosty
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1921
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman August E. Dyke
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1921
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Albert Block
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, February 12, 1921
Cause: Fall

Patrolman Walter J. Pruehs
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, October 18, 1920
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Robert Shelton
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Sunday, December 7, 1919
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant William C. Isaac
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, December 1, 1919
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Frank Moranz
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, September 26, 1919
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman William Armstrong
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Sunday, March 9, 1919
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Alfred Ressler
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, August 6, 1918
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman William Brown
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, September 29, 1917
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Elmer Glaefke
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, September 12, 1917
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Edward Meaney
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, November 29, 1916
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Henry Froelich
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Monday, September 25, 1916
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Charles Goetz
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Friday, May 5, 1916
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Albert Miller
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, December 3, 1913
Cause: Assault

Patrolman Leroy Bouker
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, November 28, 1912
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Edward Parker
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, June 19, 1912
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Walter Chapman
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, August 22, 1911
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Herman Reimer
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, January 28, 1911
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman James H. Stedman
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1905
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Louis Weick
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, December 10, 1903
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Lieutenant William Foulks
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Sunday, September 29, 1901
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman John Shipp
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1900
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Nicholas Sheehan
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, September 5, 1894
Cause: Gunfire

Detective William Hulligan
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Sunday, February 6, 1887
Cause: Assault

Patrolman John Michael Kick
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1875
Cause: Gunfire

Watchman John Osborne
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, December 1, 1853
Cause: Stabbed