Michael J. Walsh
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Police Officer

Michael J. Walsh

Yonkers Police Department — Yonkers, NY
Accident
End of Watch December 23, 1929
Age 27
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Walsh was killed when a truck struck his motorcycle while he was escorting an armored truck to the bank.

Survivors

Officer Walsh had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his wife and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Walsh gave the Yonkers Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yonkers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Walsh.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Yonkers, Westchester County, NY
Platform Identity ypd.westchester.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 1929
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Michael J. Walsh 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Yonkers Police Department, 11 of 20 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.

Yonkers Police Department
11
of 20 officers
55% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% 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 J. Walsh's cause is highlighted.

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

How Michael J. Walsh Compares

Age at Death
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael J. Walsh is highlighted in Dec.

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