Patrolman Cleveland Ohio Police Department
On January 7, 1931, John Cleary and James Ryan were working a plain clothes detail and were investigating a robbery. They had located one suspect who took them to the room of the second suspect. The second man was found hiding in a closet. He opened fire, killing Ryan and paralyzing Cleary (the bullet severed his spine). He died of his wounds on January 4, 1938 ,at the age of thirty-eight.
Husband of Julia Cleary.
Son of Michael and Julia.
John Cleary's name is inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall, Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C., on panel 44, west wall, line 12.
On January 7, 1931, John Cleary and James Ryan were working a plain clothes detail and were investigating a robbery. They had located one suspect who took them to the room of the second suspect. The second man was found hiding in a closet. He opened fire, killing Ryan and paralyzing Cleary (the bullet severed his spine). He died of his wounds on January 4, 1938 ,at the age of thirty-eight.
Husband of Julia Cleary.
Son of Michael and Julia.
John Cleary's name is inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall, Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C., on panel 44, west wall, line 12.
Patrolman Cleveland Ohio Police Department
On January 7, 1931, John Cleary and James Ryan were working a plain clothes detail and were investigating a robbery. They had located one suspect who took them to the room of the second suspect. The second man was found hiding in a closet. He opened fire, killing Ryan and paralyzing Cleary (the bullet severed his spine). He died of his wounds on January 4, 1938 ,at the age of thirty-eight.
Husband of Julia Cleary.
Son of Michael and Julia.
John Cleary's name is inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall, Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C., on panel 44, west wall, line 12.
On January 7, 1931, John Cleary and James Ryan were working a plain clothes detail and were investigating a robbery. They had located one suspect who took them to the room of the second suspect. The second man was found hiding in a closet. He opened fire, killing Ryan and paralyzing Cleary (the bullet severed his spine). He died of his wounds on January 4, 1938 ,at the age of thirty-eight.
Husband of Julia Cleary.
Son of Michael and Julia.
John Cleary's name is inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall, Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C., on panel 44, west wall, line 12.
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