Caleb Howard Starr

MI State Police — Lansing, MI

Felonious

End of Watch July 31, 2020

Age 33

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 10 mo

The Vigil Panel 172 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 56

Incident

Trooper Caleb Starr succumbed to injuries sustained three weeks earlier when his vehicle was struck head-on by an intoxicated driver in Ionia County.

He was traveling west on Grand River Avenue in Boston Township, responding to a low-priority call when a vehicle crossed the center line and struck his vehicle. He had to be extricated from the vehicle and flown by helicopter to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, where he remained until succumbing to his injuries.

In October 2021, the driver was sentenced to 27 years in prison.

Trooper Starr served with the Michigan State Police for less than two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Trooper Starr gave the Michigan State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Starr.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department MI State Police

Location Lansing, MI

Platform Identity msp.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 2020

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 10 mo

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Vehicular assault

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Sentenced to 27 years

Trooper Caleb Howard Starr is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At MI State Police, 27 of 57 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.4% of this agency's fallen.

MI State Police

of 57 officers

47.4% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious