Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Robert Frahm was struck and killed by a vehicle while attempting to stop a suspicious person at the intersection of Big Timber and Hillcrest roads at 6:40 pm. A citizen notified a nearby officer of the accident and Patrolman Frahm was transported to a local hospital where he died approximately 30 minutes later. Patrolman Frahm had served with the Elgin Police Department for four years and was a US Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 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 Frahm gave the Elgin Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Elgin 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Arthur Frahm served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Robert Arthur Frahm is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Arthur Frahm's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Arthur Frahm Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Arthur Frahm is highlighted in Dec.