Cleveland Police Museum

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Heroes Roll Call: Lieutenant Edward G. Lentz, #14

Heroes Roll Call: Lieutenant Edward G. Lentz, #14 The Cleveland Police Museum is honored to tell the stories of our Fallen Officers on the anniversary of their End of Watch. On December 9, 1957, while on supervisory patrol duty, Lentz was flagged down by Alonzo Buchanan. Three men invaded Buchanan’s home, stole three guns and $425.00. Lentz drove...

Stay Safe Out There.

Published in The Cleveland Plain Dealer on November 27, 1939.

Cleveland Police planned to celebrate the first birthday of its new Two-Way Radio along with the implementation of the Main 1234 emergency telephone system on December 4, 1939 .

Pictured in the Radio Room of Central Police Station, 2001 Payne Avenue, are Patrolmen William L. Perry 1128, Frank E. Cook 310, Harold Penseyres 44, Walter A. Black 863, and Dispatcher Clarence Ebersole. Inspector Timothy J. Costello is standing on the right and Sergeant Glenn A. Rogers is on the left.

Seated in a Radio Equipped Patrol Car are (left to right) Sergeant Clyde R. K***z & Patrolman William A. Kammerer 280.