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CINCINNATI POLICE RANKSTHIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION FROM MANY PUBLICA-TIONS ANDDOCUMENTS. THE TERM “SOURCE” USED IN THIS DOCUMENT REFERS TO THEORIGIN OF THE INFORMATION. REFERENCE MATERIAL IS THE END.RANK STRUCTURE OF THE CINCINNATIPOLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE YEARSTHE OUTLINE OF CINCINNATI POLICE HISTORY FROM THE 1972 ANNUALREPORT STATES THAT THE TITLE OF THE HEAD OF THE CINCINNATI POLICE,AS WELL AS WHO CONTROLLED THE POLICE, CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES INTHE MID- AND LATE-1800’S.THE CITY MARSHAL’S JOB HAD EVOLVED INTO THE CHIEF OF POLICE. THISTITLE WAS CHANGED IN 1873 TO SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE. ALLAPPOINTMENTS AND DISMISSALS OF WATCH AND POLICE PERSONNEL FROMTHE BEGINNING WERE ON A POLITICAL BASIS, AT THE PLEASURE OF THEMAYORS IN OFFICE.IN 1873, AN ACT WAS PASSED PROVIDING FOR THE SELECTION OF ACOMMISSION OF FOUR MEMBERS WHO TOOK OVER THE POWER FROM THEMAYOR AND CHIEF OF POLICE. THE COMMISSION WAS SHORT-LIVED, AND IN1874 WAS ABOLISHED, WITH THE MAYOR AGAIN TAKING CHARGE.HOWEVER, IN 1886, THE DEPARTMENT WAS AT LAST TAKEN OUT OF POLITICSBY AN ACT WHICH ESTABLISHED BY STATE LAW A NON-PARTISAN BOARD OFPOLICE COMMISSIONS TO HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OFTHE POLICE FORCE.IN 1903, A BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY WAS FORMED BY A MERGER OF THEBOARDS OF POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS. AT THIS TIME, THE POSITIONOF CHIEF OF POLICE WAS REESTABLISHED. SIX YEARS LATER, IN 1909, THEBOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY WAS APPOINTED TO ASSUME CHARGE OF THEPOLICE.IN 1910, THE MERIT SYSTEM OF APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS WASFORTIFIED BY THE PASSAGE OF THE PRESENT CIVIL SERVICE LAW. THEANNUAL REPORTS ALSO STATE THAT IN 1881, THE PATROL SERVICE WASORGANIZED, THE SECOND KIND IN THE COUNTRY.1853CHIEFLIEUTENANTWATCHMENSOURCE: CITY HALL1859COMMISSIONERPOLICE CHIEFSOURCE: CITY HALL1

1865CHIEFLIEUTENANTWARD OFFICERRIVER POLICECANAL POLICEDETECTIVESPECIAL POLICEMENSUBSTITUTESOURCE: ROE1875SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICECAPTAINSSOURCE: ROE1879SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICEINSPECTORLIEUTENANTSTATION HOUSE KEEPERSPATROLMANCOURT OFFICERSANITARY FORCESOURCE: CITY AUDITOR'S REPORT1886SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICETITLE OF COLONEL CONFERRED BY RESOLUTION OF BOARDSOURCE: PERSONNEL JACKET OF PHILIP DEITSCH1888NEW BADGES FOR LIEUTENANTSSOURCE: 1888 ANNUAL REPORT1896INSIGNIA OF RANK AND BADGE-THE SUPERINTENDENT, GOLD BULLION STRAPON EACH SHOULDER, ENCIRCLING FIGURE OF EAGLE; THEINSPECTOR, GOLD BULLION STRAP ON EACH SHOULDER, ENCLOSING OAKLEAF; LIEUTENANTS, PLAIN GOLD BULLION STRAP ON EACH SHOULDER, WHENOF FIVE YEARS’ SERVICE, TWO CROSS BARS SHALL BE ADDED; PATROLMENMETALLIC BADGE WORN ON LEFT BREAST OF OUTSIDE GARMET.SOURCE: “A CONVENIENT MANUAL FOR THE POLICE FORCE OF THE CITY OFCINCINNATI”, 18961899SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICEACTING INSPECTORCHIEF OF DETECTIVESDETECTIVE2

CLERKLIEUTENANTSERGEANTPATROLMANSTATION HOUSE KEEPERSMATRONCOURT OFFICERSUBSTITUTE PATROLMANSOURCE: POLICE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT OF 18991901SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE-COLONELINSPECTORSUPERINTENDENT OF PATROL-CAPTAINNIGHT CHIEF-LIEUTENANTDRILLMASTER-LIEUTENANTCHIEF OF DETECTIVESSERGEANT OF DETECTIVESSUPERINTENDENT OF BERTILLION BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATIONASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BERTILLION BUREAU OFINVESTIGATIONSOURCE: POLICE AND MUNICIPAL GUIDE, CINCINNATI 19011903CHIEF INSPECTOR (CHIEF OF DETECTIVES CHANGED TO ON HOUSE KEEPERDRIVERMATRONCLERKDETECTIVECOURT OFFICERCHIEF SURGEONASSISTANT SURGEONSOURCE: 1903 ANNUAL REPORT1904CHIEF- COLONELINSPECTOR-LIEUT COLONELINSPECTOR-MAJORINSPECTOR-IN CHARGE OF DETECTIVESDETECTIVESLIEUTENANT-PATROL DEPARTMENT (IN CHARGE OF PATROL WAGONS)LIEUTENANTSSERGEANTSCORPORALSPATROLMEN3

SURGEON ANS ASSISTANT SURGEONSCOURT OFFICERSSTATION HOUSE KEEPERSSOURCE: RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY 19041907ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICEINSPECTOR OF POLICELIEUTENANTSERGEANTSUBSTITUTE PATROLMANPATROLMANSOURCE: PERSONNEL JACKET OF EUGENE WEATHERLY1913CHIEF-COLONELINSPECTOR OF POLICE-LIEUTENANT COLONELINSPECTOR OF POLICE-MAJORINSPECTOR OF DETECTIVES-MAJORSUPERINTENDENT BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION-DETECTIVESUPERINTENDENT OF PATROL-LIEUTENANTLIEUTENANT AND LIEUTENANT OF DETECTIVESSERGEANT AND SERGEANT OF DETECTIVESCHIEF CLERKCORPORAL AND LANCE CORPORALPATROLMANSUBSTITUTE PATROLMANCOURT OFFICERPOLICE SURGEONSTATION HOUSE KEEPERDRIVERDETECTIVEMATRONCLERKSSOURCE: 1913 OHIO POLICE ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE & MANUAL OF RULES ANDREGULATIONS 19131916CHIEFINSPECTORLIEUTENANT OF DETECTIVESSERGEANT OF LMANDRIVERSTATION HOUSE KEEPERMATRON4

SOURCE: CITIZENS BOOKA DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENTEXPLAINED THAT IT WAS FASHIONED ON A MILITARY BASIS, THE FORCEIN WHOLE BEING A REGIMENT. THE CHIEF OF POLICE BEING THECOLONEL, NEXT IN COMMAND WAS THE RANKING INSPECTOR, ALIEUTENANT COLONEL, FOLLOWED BY TWO INSPECTORS WITH THERANK OF MAJOR, THEN LIEUTENANTS, SERGEANTS, CORPORALS, ANDLASTLY, THE PATROLMEN AND ALL OTHER SUBORDINATES RANKING ASPRIVATES. IN ADDITION TO THE DISTRICT SERVICE, THERE WERE THEDETECTIVE DEPARTMENT, AUTO-PATROL SERVICE, MOUNTED SERVICEAND TRAFFIC POLICE. THE AUTO-PATROL SERVICE HAD 10 AUTOPATROLS. THEY WERE USED FOR HAULING PRISONERS, REMOVING SICKAND INJURED PERSONS, AND LENDING AID IN ALL SERIOUS SITUATIONS.THE MOUNTED SERVICE WAS USED PRINCIPALLY IN PATROLLING THESUBURBS, AND ALSO IN KEEPING TRAFFIC MOVING IN THE DOWNTOWNAREA. THE TRAFFIC POLICE WERE STATIONED IN THE DOWNTOWNDISTRICTS. THEIR PRIMARY DUTY WAS TO SEE THAT TRAFFIC FLOWEDQUICKLY AND SAFELY.SOURCE: CITIZENS BOOK1927RANK OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT CREATED (MAJOR)SOURCE: 1972 ANNUAL REPORT1929CHIEF-COLONELASSISTANT CHIEFS (2)- LIEUTENANT COLONELSUPERINTENDENT OF DETECTIVES- MAJORSUPERINTENDENT OF TRAFFIC- MAJORDISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT-MAJORSUPERINTENDENT OF PERSONNEL-CAPTAINSUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES-CAPTAINSUPERINTENDENT OF IDENTIFICATION-CAPTAINDETECTIVE CAPTAIN-CAPTAINLIEUTENANTSERGEANTCOURT OFFICERSERGEANT OF DETECTIVESDETECTIVESPATROLMANMATRONSOURCE: HISTORY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT1932PATRICK H. HAYES ASSIGNED AS DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT(CAPTAIN)SOURCE: PERSONNEL FILE OF CAPTAIN PAT HAYES5

1934SERGT GEORGE SCHATTLE PLACED IN CHARGE OF MEDICAL LEGALINSTITUTE TO SET UP BALLISTIC LABORATORY AT GENERAL HOSPITALSOURCE: PERSONNEL FILE OF GEORGE SHATTLE1936SERGT GEORGE SCHATTLE DESIGNATED AS DETECTIVE SERGEANTRANK OF CAPTAIN ABOLISHED BY ORDINANCESOURCE: PERSONNEL FILE OF CAPTAIN PAT HAYES & PERSONNEL FILE OFGEORGE SCHATTLE1938JOHN SEEBOHM PROMOTED TO INSPECTORDISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT RANK ABOLISHED-TO BE KNOWN AS POLICEMAJORMAJOR SHEARWOOD ASSIGNED AS NIGHT CHIEFSOURCE: PERSONNEL FILES OF MAJOR HARTMAN AND MAJOR SHEARWOOD1941RANK OF CAPTAIN RECLASSIFIEDSOURCE: PERSONNEL FILE OF CAPTAIN PAT HAYES1945CHIEF-COLONELASSISTANT CHIEFSUPERINTENDENT OF CRIME BUREAU-CAPTAIN OR MAJORPOLICE INSPECTOR-CAPTAIN OR MAJORPOLICE NIGHT CHIEF-CAPTAIN OR MAJORSUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY-CAPTAIN OR MAJORSUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE TRAINING-CAPTAIN OR MAJORCAPTAINSUPERINTENDENT OF CRIME PREVENTION-CAPTAIN OR MAJORSUPERINTENDENT IDENTIFICATION BUREAU-LIEUTENANTDETECTIVE LIEUTENANTLIEUTENANTDETECTIVE SERGEANTPOLICE SERGEANTDETECTIVEPATROLMAN-SAFETY EDUCATIONPATROLMAN-IDENTIFICATION BUREAUPATROLMANSOURCE: 3-2-45 LETTER FROM CIVIL SERVICE TO COLONELCOPELAND, CHIEF OF POLICE. THIS LETTER CONTAINSCURRENT RANKS, EXISTING RANKS, AND DEFINESELIGIBILITY FOR FUTURE PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONSCIRCA 1945SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL STATIONDRILL MASTERSUPERINTENDENT COMMUNICATIONSASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT COMMUNICATIONS6

SOURCE: RADIO CALL NUMBER MEMO FOUND WITH ABOVELETTER FROM CIVIL SERVICE TO COLONEL COPELAND1946MAJOR JOHN SEEBOHM, POLICE INSPECTOR, RETIRESSOURCE: CINCINNATI POST 1-8-46POLICEWOMEN ADDED TO THE FORCESOURCE: CINCINNATI POLICE HISTORY OUTLINE TABLE 142MAJOR SHEARWOOD TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT 5, FAILED TO PASS EXAMFOR NIGHT CHIEFSOURCE: MAJOR SHEARWOOD’S SERVICE FILE1951I HAVE INCLUDED THE 1951 PAYROLL SCHEDULE AT THE END OF THISDOCUMENT. LISTED ARE ALL OF THE PAYROLL CLASSIFICATIONS IN THEPOLICE DEPARTMENT.1952CAPTAIN PAT HAYES IN CHARGE OF FIELD SUPERVISION OFALL DETECTIVESSOURCE: PERSONNEL JACKET OF CAPTAIN PAT HAYES ANDTRANSFER LIST:SUPERVISING CAPTAIN, GEORGE PEARCY, NIGHT CHIEF,TRANSFERRED TO SUPERINTENDENT OF CRIME BUREAU.CAPTAIN KEITH SCOTT PROMOTED TO SUPERVISING CAPTAINASSIGNED AS NIGHT POLICE CHIEFSOURCE: TRANSFER LIST (SPECIAL BULLETIN) 4-2-521953MAJOR RUDOLPH H. WEHKING, INSPECTOR OF POLICE, RETIRESSOURCE: RETIREMENT PARTY MENU1954COLONELASSISTANT CHIEF-LIEUTENANT COLONELSUPERVISING POLICE CAPTAIN - THIS TITLE REPLACES THOSEOF SUPERINTENDENT OF CRIME BUREAU, HIGHWAY SAFETY,POLICE INSPECTOR, POLICE NIGHT CHIEF AND POLICETRAINING SUPERINTENDENT MOTOR TRANSPORT-CAPTAINSUPERINTENDENT OF YOUTH AID-CAPTAINSUPERINTENDENT OF IDENTIFICATION-LIEUT OMENSOURCE: 1954 ANNUAL REPORT7

1955CAPTAIN GEORGE T. PEARCY, SUPERINTENDENT OF CRIMEBUREAU, RETIRESLIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAM ADAMS, ASSISTANT POLICECHIEF, RETIRESSOURCE: RETIREMENT PARTY MENU1957CHIEFASSISTANT CHIEF-LIEUTENANT POLICEWOMENSOURCE: 1957 ANNUAL REPORT1966POLICE SPECIALIST CREATEDSOURCE: 1972 ANNUAL REPORT1972POLICE CHIEFASSISTANT POLICE OLICEWOMAN SPECIALISTPOLICEWOMANRECRUITSOURCE: 1972 ANNUAL REPORT1990POLICE CHIEF-COLONELASSISTANT CHIEF-LIEUTENANT COLONELCAPTAINLIEUTENANTSERGEANTSPECIALISTPOLICE OFFICERRECRUITSOURCE: RESEARCH OF AUTHOR8

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cincinnati police ranks this document contains information from many publica-tions and documents. the term "source" used in this document refers to the . recruit source: 1972 annual report 1990 police chief-colonel assistant chief-lieutenant colonel captain lieutenant sergeant specialist police officer recruit