Detective Franklin Hueftlein | Cincinnati Police Department

By Memorial CommitteeOn This Day Remembrances

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Age:     57
Served: 24 years
May 3, 1898 to April 15, 1922

 

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Frank was born February 28, 1865.  He joined the Cincinnati Police Department on November 10, 1898.  Within ten years, he was detailed to Detective Headquarters on September 24, 1908 and appointed Acting Detective March 16,1909.  At this time in Department history, the official rank of Detective had been eliminated and qualified personnel were more easily appointed to Acting Detective based on talent and commitment – and more easily demoted if the commitment waned.  Detective Hueftlein’s talent and commitment were never questioned.

 

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