Albert Block

Cleveland Division of Police — Cleveland, OH

Accident

End of Watch February 11, 1921

Age 36

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Badge 39

The Vigil Panel 40 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 118

Incident

Patrolman Block succumbed to injuries received when he fell from a ladder while investigating a gambling complaint. He and his partner had gone to a club at East 6th Street and St. Clair to investigate the complaint. While Patrolman Block's partner was inside, he climbed a ladder to try to look through a second-story window covered with newspaper. When his partner came back outside, he found Patrolman Block on the pavement suffering from a severe head injury as a result of falling from the ladder. He was taken to a local hospital, where he succumbed to the injury the next day. Patrolman Block had served with the Cleveland Division of Police for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Block gave the Cleveland Division of Police 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Block.

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

Agency

Department Cleveland Division of Police

Location Cleveland, OH

Platform Identity cdpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 11, 1921

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 36

Badge Number 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Albert Block 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 Cleveland Division of Police, 24 of 119 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20.2% of this agency's fallen.

Cleveland Division of Police

of 119 officers

20.2% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident