Charles L. Frank

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch June 20, 1924

Age 33

Tour of Duty 7 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Police Officer Charles Frank was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance between a husband and wife at 1619 Marshall Street. The man shot Officer Frank through the closed front door of their home. The man was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He was denied parole in 1940. Officer Frank was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for seven months.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother.

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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.
Police Officer Frank served with the Baltimore City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 20, 1924

Tour of Duty 7 mo

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Sentenced to life

Military Service

Charles L. Frank served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Charles L. Frank 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

53% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious