Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Wolframe was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on a city expressway at 9:30 p.m.
Survivors
He had served with the Detroit Police Department for 1 year and was survived by his wife and two young children.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Wolframe gave the Detroit Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wolframe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer James E. Wolframe is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 officers honored here.
In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James E. Wolframe's cause is highlighted.
How James E. Wolframe Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James E. Wolframe is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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