Jeff Schare

Jeffrey C. Schare (born May 1963) is a homicide detective with the Cincinnati Police Department in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. He is currently one of the detectives featured on the A&E show "The First 48". He is a graduate of St. Xavier High School and the University of Cincinnati.

In 2006, Schare and his partner, Detective Kurt Ballman, were awarded the Hamilton County Police Association’s Detective of the Year Award for solving the 44-year-old unsolved murder of Patrolman Donald Martin. [ [http://www.odmp.org/officer/8607-patrolman-donald-martin Patrolman Donald Martin] , Cincinnati Police Division] [ [http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/police/downloads/police_pdf14305.pdf The Cincinnati Police Department Blue Wave Newsletter; Spring, 2006] ] [cite news|url=http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/archives/article.aspx?id=39896|title=A Very Cold Case|author=John Boertlein|first=John|last=Boertlein|work=Cincinnati Magazine|date=August 2006] Schare and Ballman were the subjects of a chapter in the book "Ohio Confidential: Sex, Scandal, Murder, and Mayhem in the Buckeye State", [cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=8N5udW9t2r8C&printsec=frontcover#PPA110,M1|title=Ohio Confidential: Sex, Scandal, Murder, and Mayhem in the Buckeye State By John Boertlein|author=John Boertlein|first=John|last=Boertlein|pages=110] which dealt with the murder of Patrolman Martin and their efforts in solving the case.

Schare, nicknamed "Pee Wee", is a 7th dan Black Belt in Song Moo Kwan Taekwondo, having trained in the discipline since 1972. He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

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* [http://www.aetv.com/the_first_48/detectives/index.jsp The First 48 Detective Bios]
* [http://www.eastgatemartialartsclub.com/senior_instructors.htm Eastgate Martial Arts Club]
* [http://www.hcpaohio.org/ Hamilton County Police Association]
* [http://www.odmp.org/officer/8607-patrolman-donald-martin The Officer Down Memorial Page Patrolman Donald Martin]