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Denver Police Department Honors Fallen Officers With Dedication Sign

DENVER (CBS4)- The Denver Police Museum and Denver Police Department are honoring two fallen officers with a sign marking where both died in the line of duty. Officers Clarence E. Fraker and John O'Donnell were killed in 1934.

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A sign dedicated to late Denver Police Officers Clarence E. Fraker and John O'Donnell (credit: CBS)

They died when their police cruiser crashed into a car as they were responding to a scene at 25th and Marion.

Clarence E. Fraker and John O'Donnell
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The sign honoring the lives of Clarence Fraker and John O'Donnell was put in place during a ceremony on Tuesday morning.

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The signs dedicated to fallen Denver Police Officers Clarence E. Fraker and John O'Donnell Sept. 10, 2019 (credit: CBS)

The Denver Police Department has lost 72 officers in its 160 years of operation.

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