Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer James Jobe succumbed to injuries suffered two weeks earlier when his squad car was struck by a train. Officer Jobe was answering an emergency call when his squad car was struck by a freight train at the outer belt railroad crossing at Algonquin Road, causing massive injuries. Officer Jobe was transported to Holy Family Hospital where he died two weeks later from complications as a result of the injuries he suffered. Officer Jobe had served with the Des Plaines Police Department for 13 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Jobe gave the Des Plaines Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Des Plaines community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Jobe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer James E. Jobe 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%.
At Des Plaines Police Dept., 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James E. Jobe's cause is highlighted.
How James E. Jobe Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James E. Jobe is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Des Plaines Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
