Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Cash was electrocuted while on walking his downtown beat during the night shift. Part of his duties included lighting the arc lamp at the corner of Main Street and West Cleveland Avenue. As he attempted to light the lamp, his hand came in contact with a live wire and he was electrocuted. His body was found the next morning by a citizen walking to the train station.
Officer Cash had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and three children.
Survivors
Officer Cash had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and three children.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Cash gave the East Point Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the East Point community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Cash.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer John Charles Cash 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 GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At East Point Police Department, 5 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Charles Cash's cause is highlighted.
How John Charles Cash Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Charles Cash is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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