Kenneth Clarence Jones
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Police Officer

Kenneth Clarence Jones

Akron Police Department — Akron, OH
Cardiac
End of Watch November 7, 2020
Age 55
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Kenny Jones suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a domestic dispute.

When Officer Jones and another officer arrived at the scene of the domestic dispute, they were met with an unruly and aggressive crowd. During the incident, he experienced pain in his chest. After transporting the subject to the Akron Police Department, Officer Jones went home feeling ill. When his pain increased, he was taken to the Summa Akron Hospital, where he passed away the next day.

Officer Jones had served with the Akron Police Department for 26 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, a son, his father, two brothers, and a sister.

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26 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Jones gave the Akron Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Akron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jones.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Akron, Summit County, OH
Platform Identity apd.summit.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 2020
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Kenneth is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2020, 11 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 54th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

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Who

Kenneth was 55. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Kenneth had served 26 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

November holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Saturdays: 14.3%.

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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.

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His people

Akron Police Department has 28 officers remembered here, Kenneth among them.

Police Officer Kenneth Clarence Jones

Akron Police Department · End of Watch November 7, 2020

Where the Name Is Cut

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