John Charles Cash

East Point Police Department — East Point, GA

Accident

End of Watch May 15, 1913

Age 33

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

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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Tributes

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

Department East Point Police Department

Location East Point, GA

Platform Identity eppd.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 15, 1913

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer John Charles Cash 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

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.

East Point Police Department

of 6 officers

83.3% Accident

GA — Statewide

263

of 903 officers

29.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident