KCPD Memorial Lest We Forget
Honoring the Fallen
Officer
Frank Stevens
Kansas City, MO Police Dept
EOW: Thursday, Jan 9, 1937
Date of incident: Jan 4, 1937
Age: 48
DOB: April 20, 1886
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Cause: Fall

Officer Frank Stevens sustained a broken shoulder when his glove caught on a door handle while he was directing traffic at 12th and Main Streets on New Years Eve 1936. On January 4, 1937, Officer Stevens became dizzy and ruptured his spleen in a fall down some stairs while in a store at 909 Main Street. He was taken to Menorah Hospital where where he sustained treatment including blood transfusions from fellow officers but died from the combination of his injuries on January 9, 1936.

Officer Stevens, 48, was with the Kansas City Police Department for twelve years and was assigned to the Traffic Unit in 1931. He was survived by his wife, Susie. Interment: Mt. Washington Cemetery.

Article by Brent Marchant

Kansas City Police Memorial