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Policeman

Meyer Joseph "Jack" Lapine

Cook County Highway Police — Chicago, IL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch September 5, 1932

Age 37

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 12

Incident

Policeman Meyer Lapine was killed in an automobile accident at the intersection of Rand and Wolf roads while he was attempting to stop a speeding vehicle.

The collision occurred when another vehicle turned into Policeman Lapine's path at the intersection.

Policeman Lapine was a United States Marine Corps World War I veteran who had served with the Cook County Highway Police for eight years and was assigned to the Morton Grove station.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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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.
Policeman Lapine gave the Cook County Highway Police 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Cook County Highway Police

Type Other

Location Chicago, Cook County, IL

Platform Identity cchpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 5, 1932

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Meyer Joseph "Jack" Lapine served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Policeman Meyer Joseph "Jack" Lapine is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 26.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Cook County Highway Police, 11 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 84.6% of this agency's fallen.

Cook County Highway Police

of 13 officers

84.6% Accident

IL — Statewide

354

of 1,318 officers

26.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Accident