Roll of Honor
Michael Harry Sheridan
Incident
Police Chief Michael Sheridan was killed when he was struck by a car while investigating a minor traffic crash in Hemlock.
As he walked across Michigan 46 near Elm Street to help with a vehicle collision at 7:45 p.m., he was hit by a van. He was transported to St. Luke's Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Chief Sheridan was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Richland Township Police Department for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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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.
Police Chief Sheridan gave the Richland Township Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hemlock community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael Harry Sheridan served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.
Police Chief Michael Harry Sheridan is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Harry Sheridan's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Harry Sheridan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Michael Harry Sheridan served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.
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