Bio & Incident Details
Age: 31
Tour: 13 years
Badge # 1
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/3/1936
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Sentenced
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Officer John Frost was shot and killed while chasing three subjects who had just escaped his custody.
Officer Frost had arrested the three individuals after finding them asleep in a stolen car at approximately 5:00 am. While driving them to the police station one of the suspects produced a handgun and ordered him out of the car. Officer Frost then commandeered a passing vehicle and gave chase. He was killed in an exchange of gunfire on North Avenue.
One suspect turned himself in and the other two suspects were later arrested and sentenced to 199 years in prison.
Officer Frost had served with the Lombard Police Department for 13 years.
