Patrolman John A. Franken, Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman John A. Franken

Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio

End of Watch Thursday, July 7, 1927

John A. Franken

Patrolman John Franken died three days after he was shot when he and another officer responded to a report of a man shooting two other men and a woman on Kenyon Avenue.

The suspect was apprehended and setenced to death for Patrolman Franken's memorial. He was executed in the electric chair at the Ohio State Penitentiary on November 30, 1928.

Patrolman Franken had been with the agency for nearly 20 years and was buried at Saint Joseph Old Cemetery.

Bio

Age 48
Tour 19 years, 6 months
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Monday, July 4, 1927
Weapon Shotgun
Offender Executed in 1928

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Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
GOD Bless

Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas

July 15, 2015