Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Kevin Cram was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man with an active arrest warrant for harassment.
At 7:53 p.m., Officer Cram located the subject at the 1100 block of South Minnesota Street in Algona. When Officer Cram notified the man that he was being placed under arrest, the subject shot him and fled.
Officer Cram was transported to Kossuth Regional Health Center where he was pronounced dead.
The subject was arrested in Minnesota and charged with first-degree murder. He was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Officer Cram had served with the Algona Police Department for eight years and previously served with the Nora Spring Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, a stepson, father, mother, and two brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Cram gave the Algona Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Algona community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Cram.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Kevin M. Cram 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 IA, 129 of 226 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin M. Cram's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin M. Cram Compares
Offender Outcome
Life without parole
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin M. Cram is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Kevin M. Cram was killed by gun; unknown type.