Arden D. Weese

Akron Police Department — Akron, OH

Accident

End of Watch March 22, 1946

Badge 44

The Vigil Panel 82 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 27

Incident

Officer Weese was killed in an automobile accident while on duty at West Exchange and Burton Avenue at 9:57 AM.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Weese served with the Akron Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Akron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Weese.

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

Agency

Department Akron Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Akron, Summit County, OH

Platform Identity apd.summit.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 22, 1946

Badge Number 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Arden D. Weese is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Akron Police Department, 7 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Akron Police Department

of 28 officers

25% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident