Officer Detail: Glenn H. McClellan

General Information

Name Glenn H. McClellan
OpenOversight ID 96627
Department Buffalo Police Department
Race White
Gender Male
Birth Year (Age) Data Missing
First Employment Date None
Number of known incidents 0
Currently on the force No

Assignment History

Job Title Badge No. Unit Start Date End Date
Commissioner Deceased Commissioner's Office 1938-01-01 1941-03-05

Links

  • Buffalo in the ’30s: New in the BPD arsenal — tear gas
    Huge projectiles from stubby shotguns created formidable tear gas barrages in Centennial Park today as new equipment was demonstrated to police. Commissioner Glenn H. McClellan, Patrolman Walter Jabcuga and Lt. Alfred Sendker of the mounted squad examined equipment. - Buffalo Stories
  • CANTELINE v. McCLELLAN, 282 N.Y. 166 (N.Y. 1940)
    Buffalo police officers sued after being ordered by Commissioner McClellan to appear before a grand jury and execute a waiver of immunity regarding their official conduct. Canteline v. McClellan, 282 N.Y. 166 (1940) was the New York Court of Appeals decision holding that public officers, specifically police officers, can be required to sign a waiver of immunity as a condition of their office or employment when called to testify before a grand jury, and may face dismissal for refusing to do so. - New York Court of Appeals
  • Cops Now Lancers
    Police Commissioner announced the creation of his "Don Quixote" squad. "The chalk-tipped pole will enable him to reach out to the auto tires without leaving the saddle of his motorcycle." - Nassau Daily Review-Star
  • Trials Await End of Probe in Vice Case
    Commissioner McClellan charged police captain Daniel G Regan with conduct unbecoming of an officer and said Regan would be given an opportunity to choose a trial by commissioner or by the municipal board of review. Regan was accused by a grand jury of fraternizing with racketeers. - The Glens Falls Times
  • Shakeup Expected in Buffalo Force
    McClellan ordered an investigation of the police department and announced he was prepared to suspend anyone against whom improper conduct charged were substantiated. - The Glens Falls Times
  • Buffalo police get gym training
    "Regardless of their age, every police officer will have to attend gym classes. There are too many officers with excess frontage in the department." - Ogdensburg Journal
  • Gov Lehman Outlines Plan for Mobilization of State's 30,000 Police
    Under the mobilization, the personnel, equipment, transportation and communication facilities of all police units in the state would be coordinated in eight mobilization districts. McClellan was elected Vice President of New York State Chiefs of Police. - The Glens Falls Times