Frank Maco

Fort Worth Police Dept. — Fort Worth, TX

Felonious

End of Watch December 23, 1926

Age 42

Tour of Duty 2 mo

The Vigil Panel 52 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Officer Frank Maco was killed after being pushed from a moving car on 7th Street and Penn Street at 11:45 pm. Officer Maco was assisting in directing traffic when he jumped onto the running board of a car that refused his request to stop. As the suspects attempted to drive away, Officer Maco fired a shot at the driver before being pushed from the vehicle and hitting his head on the pavement. He succumbed to his injuries the next day. The driver was charged with murder but was acquitted. Officer Maco had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for two months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter, who had turned 12 on the day he died.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Fort Worth Police Dept.

Location Fort Worth, TX

Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 1926

Tour of Duty 2 mo

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Not available

Offender Acquitted

Officer Frank Maco is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Fort Worth Police Dept., 33 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.9% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Worth Police Dept.

of 59 officers

55.9% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious