Roll of Honor
Kenneth Gordon Pine
Incident
Patrolman Kenneth Pine was struck and killed by a drunk driver while making a traffic stop on Mack Avenue near Elizabeth Court at about 10:00 pm. The drunk driver fled the scene after the incident but was arrested a short time later in Grosse Pointe Woods. The 31-year-old woman was convicted of negligent homicide. Patrolman Pine was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Grosse Pointe Farms Police Department for five years. He had previously been awarded the department's Medal of Valor for rescuing a woman from Lake St. Clair.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two stepdaughters.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Pine gave the Grosse Pointe Farms Department of Public Safety 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kenneth Gordon Pine served in the U.S. Air Force (1964â1968) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Kenneth Gordon Pine is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 59.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth Gordon Pine's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth Gordon Pine Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth Gordon Pine is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Kenneth Gordon Pine was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
Military Service
Kenneth Gordon Pine served in the U.S. Air Force (1964–1968) before joining law enforcement.
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