Michael Moore
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Police Officer

Michael Moore

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA
Accident
End of Watch April 5, 1935
Age 58
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Michael Moore was struck and killed by a vehicle while working an assignment at the Municipal Auditorium. He was directing traffic in a poorly lit area on the south side of the auditorium when a vehicle with only one working headlight struck him. He was transported to a local hospital where he died two days later. Officer Moore had served with the Oakland Police Department for 29 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

29 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Moore gave the Oakland Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Moore.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Oakland, Alameda County, CA
Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 5, 1935
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Michael Moore is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Oakland Police Department, 17 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.5% of this agency's fallen.

Oakland Police Department
17
of 54 officers
31.5% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Moore's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Michael Moore Compares

Age at Death
58
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Moore is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location