Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Frank Flowers was killed when the vehicle he was riding in collided with a streetcar. The police chief from Youngstown was driving Chief Flowers back to Warren when he swerved to avoid a disabled vehicle and collided with the streetcar. Chief Flowers was thrown from the car and suffered fatal injuries.
Chief Flowers had served in law enforcement for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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- August 2, 2026
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Flowers gave the Warren Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Warren community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Flowers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Frank H. Flowers 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 Warren Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank H. Flowers's cause is highlighted.
How Frank H. Flowers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank H. Flowers is highlighted in Apr.
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