Deputy Robert Allen McDonald (1942-2020)
Visitation will be held (COVID precautions applicable) 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the Brater-Winter Funeral Home at 201 South Vine Street in Harrison. An FOP service will be held at 6:45 p.m. He will also be honored with bagpipes and a Greater Cincinnati Police Museum recitation of The Final Inspection.. <more>
Captain William Floyd “Bill” Cronin (1950-2020)
Visitation will be held 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at The Arlington Memorial Gardens Funeral Home at 2155 Compton Road (Follow the blue line to the funeral home.) and 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2020 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at 5361 Dry Ridge Road. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon. Burial will follow at Arlington Memorial Gardens. <more>
Specialist Charles “Ed” Ruehlman PS-73 (1941-2020)
Visitation will be held 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Guardian Angels Church in Mt. Washington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. <more>
Free Gun Lock
There are no free lunches, but thee are free gun locks! Click here to find out more.
Police Museum Has Opened!
The Greater Cincinnati Police Museum will be open for business on May 26, 20020. <more info>
Police Museum Receives Generous Donation
The Greater Cincinnati Police Museum has received a generous donation in memory of retired Police Officer Tom McAlpin. <Read More>
Cashew Paul’s Video Tour of the Police Museum
Cashew Paul, a YouTube Video Blogger has published a video tour of the Greater Cincinnati Police Museum. Be sure and watch this interesting and informative video. Click here to view the video.
Unsolved Line of Duty Deaths
As our 20-year-old vision as the central repository for local law enforcement information comes to fruition, we are often asked for data and information. One of the often-repeated questions is, “When was the last unsolved line of duty death?” So, we researched it. <Read More>
Free Parking Fo r Museum Patrons
Free and convenient parking is now available for patrons of the Police Museum. Signs have been erected designating all space between 306 and 318 Reading Road as Police Museum Parking. Read More . . .
Deadly Encounters Involving Greater Cincinnati Law Enforcement Officers
The Greater Cincinnati Police Historical Society has researched all aspects of law enforcement for every one of about 20,000 law enforcement officers serving more than 160 law enforcement agencies in 8 Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio counties that make up Greater Cincinnati. Here are the facts! <Read More>