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Edwin Malcolm Janes
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Patrolman

Edwin Malcolm Janes

Shaker Heights Police Department — Shaker Heights, OH
Veteran → Accident
United States flag Ohio flag
End of Watch April 17, 1926
Age 30
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
The Vigil Panel 51 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 3

Incident

Patrolman Malcolm Janes was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of South Woodland Boulevard and Montgomery Road. He was taken to Charity Hospital, where he died several hours later. Patrolman Janes was a Tennessee National Guard veteran and had served with the Shaker Heights Police Department for 1 year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Janes gave the Shaker Heights Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Shaker Heights community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Shaker Heights Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, OH
Platform Identity shakpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 17, 1926
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Edwin Malcolm Janes served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Edwin Malcolm Janes is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 Shaker Heights Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Shaker Heights Police Department
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edwin Malcolm Janes's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Edwin Malcolm Janes Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edwin Malcolm Janes is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Edwin Malcolm Janes served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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