Patrolman

Charles Frantz

Cleveland Division of Police — Cleveland, OH
Accident
End of Watch April 14, 1925
Age 33
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Badge 79
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Charles Frantz was killed in a motorcycle crash on Scranton Road near the Big Four Railroad bridge at 3:00 pm. He was responding to a report of a collision on Ridge Road and Flowerdale Avenue when his front tire blew out after striking a piece of debris in the roadway. Patrolman Fratz was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered fatal injuries. He was transported to the City Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds. Patrolman Frantz had served with the Cleveland Division of Police for at least five years. He was survived by his wife, two children, mother, and three siblings. He is buried at West Park Cemetery in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, mother, and three siblings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Frantz gave the Cleveland Division of Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Frantz.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 1925
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 33
Badge Number 79
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Charles is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1925, 88 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 16th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Charles was 33. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Charles had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Cleveland Division of Police has 119 officers remembered here, Charles among them.

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Where

Patrolman Charles Frantz

Cleveland Division of Police · End of Watch April 14, 1925

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 54-W

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