Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer John Frost was shot and killed while chasing three subjects who had just escaped his custody. Officer Frost had arrested the three individuals after finding them asleep in a stolen car at approximately 5:00 am. While driving them to the police station one of the suspects produced a handgun and ordered him out of the car. Officer Frost then commandeered a passing vehicle and gave chase. He was killed in an exchange of gunfire on North Avenue. One 16 year-old suspect turned himself in and the other two suspects, a 22 year-old man and his 19 year-old girlfriend, were later arrested and sentenced to 199 years in prison. The 16 year-old was sentenced to probation. The girl was released a few weeks later. Before the suspects were arrested in Chicago, two Berwyn Police officers recognized them in the stolen police car and gave chase. As they were about to overtake them in Berwyn they crashed their police car into a truck. Both officers were seriously injured. The driver of the truck was killed. Officer Frost had served with the Lombard Police Department for 13 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Frost gave the Lombard Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lombard community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Frost.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer John B. Frost 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 IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Lombard Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John B. Frost's cause is highlighted.
How John B. Frost Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 199 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John B. Frost is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John B. Frost was killed by handgun.
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