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Lieutenant

Louis Arthur Hinkel

Dearborn Police Department — Dearborn, MI

Veteran → Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch August 2, 1974

Age 51

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

Badge LIEUTENANT

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 3

Incident

Lieutenant Louis Hinkel was shot and killed by a man armed with a rifle at 14251 Robertson Street in Dearborn. When Lieutenant Hinkel arrived at the scene, he attempted to talk the man into dropping the rifle, but the man opened fire, killing him. He was transported to Oakwood Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. The subject, 24, was taken into custody by other officers. He was convicted of Lieutenant Hinkel's murder and sentenced to life in prison. He died in prison on December 3, 1992. Lieutenant Hinkel was a United States Army World War II veteran and had served with the Dearborn Police Department for 27 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and two brothers.

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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.
Lieutenant Hinkel gave the Dearborn Police Department 27 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dearborn community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Dearborn Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Dearborn, Wayne County, MI

Platform Identity dearpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 2, 1974

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

Age 51

Badge Number LIEUTENANT

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

Military Service

Louis Arthur Hinkel served in the U.S. Army (1943â1945) before joining law enforcement.

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Lieutenant Louis Arthur Hinkel 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%.

At Dearborn Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Dearborn Police Department

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious