Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Radden succumbed to injuries sustained one month earlier when he was struck by a vehicle. He had responded to a bar after receiving reports of a fight at the location. He was struck by the vehicle as he walked from his car to the bar. The injuries caused him to lapse into a coma, which he never recovered from.
Sheriff Radden had served with the agency for 4 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Radden gave the Lake County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baldwin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Radden.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Robert Charles Radden is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Charles Radden's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Charles Radden Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Charles Radden is highlighted in May.