Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Siepak died of injuries he received in an automobile accident at Michigan Avenue and Sixth Street 15 days earlier.
Survivors
Sergeant Siepak had served with the Detroit Police Department for 23 years and was survived by his wife and child.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Sergeant Siepak gave the Detroit Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Siepak.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant Joseph K. Siepak is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph K. Siepak's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph K. Siepak Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph K. Siepak is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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