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Frank Koran
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Patrolman

Frank Koran

Cleveland Division of Police — Cleveland, OH
Felonious
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End of Watch November 25, 1921
Age 45
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Badge 360
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Keepsakes Department 118

Incident

Patrolman Frank Koran was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a robbery suspect. He and his partner witnessed a robbery taking place near East 40th Street and Quincy Avenue. The three suspects fled on foot when they saw the officers. Patrolman Koran chased one of the suspects to a yard. As Patrolman Koran approached from the front, his partner circled around to the back. The suspect ambushed Patrolman Koran, shooting him eight times. The suspect fled and was not located until May 10, 1947, when he confessed to a St. Louis Police Department, Missouri, detective that he had murdered Patrolman Koran. Cleveland detectives interviewed the man and determined he was the suspect but declined to extradite him to Cleveland because he was paralyzed from the neck down. Patrolman Koran was survived by his wife and three children. He is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.

Survivors

Patrolman Koran was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Koran gave the Cleveland Division of Police 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Koran.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Cleveland Division of Police
Type Other
Location Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 25, 1921
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 45
Badge Number 360
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Frank is one of 15,741 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.2% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1921, 248 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Frank was 45. Of the 14,215 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Frank had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.2% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Cleveland Division of Police has 119 officers remembered here, Frank among them.

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Where

Patrolman Frank Koran

Cleveland Division of Police · End of Watch November 25, 1921

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 63-W

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