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Toledo Police Museum
Open every Saturday from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Free Admission.
In 1867, Ohio legislature passed the Metropolitan Police Law which required a full time paid police force for the City of Toledo. At 8 AM on April 27, 1867, the "MP's" as they were respectfully called by the public, took charge of policing the City of Toledo.
 |  The warm, smiling face of Anthony Dia. |  Anthony and his fellow academy classmates struggle during physical strength training in the Toledo Police Academy. Photo courtesy of Scott Grau. |
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 Anthony, at the bottom of the photo, and his peers are just beginning to realize what they have gotten themself into within the first few minutes of their academy training. Photo courtesy of Scott Grau. |  Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |  Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |
 Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |  Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |  Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |
 Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |  Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |  Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |
 Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |  Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |  Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |
 Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |  Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |  Photo courtesy of Scott Grau |
 Chief George Kral shakes Anthony's hand after his graduation from the police academy. Photo courtesy of Scott Grau. |  |  Hours before he was shot and killed, a father took these photo of his young sons interacting with Officer Dia. To our knowledge, these are the last photos of Anthony Dia. |
 Hours before he was shot and killed, a father took these photo of his young sons interacting with Officer Dia. To our knowledge, these are the last photos of Anthony Dia. |  |  |
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