Names of 2 Warren police officers to be added to memorial

WARREN — The names of two former Warren Police Department members will be placed on the Ohio Peace Officers Memorial in London, Ohio, during a May 1 ceremony.

Those being honored for their sacrifices are former Police Chief Frank F. Flowers, who died in a car crash April 3, 1919; and Patrolman Irving Baker, who died Jan. 6, 1933, of injuries suffered while making an arrest. Their names were inscribed on the Warren Police Memorial in 2006.

Their names were submitted last year by the Fraternal Order of Police Local 34, the officers’ union, to Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann.

“We worked hard and long researching these brave men’s deaths and are deeply moved that they will be added to the thousands of police officers in the state of Ohio that have given the ultimate sacrifice to their departments and its citizens,” said Patrol Officer Brian E. Crites, Local 34 president.

Crites said several officers will be sent to the ceremony as the names of Flowers and Baker are added to the memorial wall located on the grounds of the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy.

Crites said the Ohio Peace Officers Memorial board is looking for the names and addresses of the fallen officers’ relatives so they can be invited to the May 1 event. Relatives are asked to contact Crites at the police department at (330) 841-2505.

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