George Zapf

Toledo Police Dept. — Toledo, OH

Accident

End of Watch September 23, 1919

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 31

Incident

Patrolman George Zapf succumbed to injuries sustained the previous night when he was struck by a streetcar while on duty.

Patrolman Zapf had served with the Toledo Police Department for just over two years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Zapf gave the Toledo Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Toledo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Zapf.

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

Agency

Department Toledo Police Dept.

Location Toledo, OH

Platform Identity tpd.lucas.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 23, 1919

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman George Zapf 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Toledo Police Dept., 7 of 32 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.9% of this agency's fallen.

Toledo Police Dept.

of 32 officers

21.9% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident