Roll of Honor
Robert Anderson Shinn
Incident
Deputy Chief Inspector Anderson Shinn succumbed to injuries sustained earlier in the day when he was involved in a vehicle crash on Delsea Drive, south of Clayton.
He was returning to Burlington from an official visit to the New Jersey shore when his automobile collided with another vehicle, causing him to be ejected. Passersby transported him to a hospital in Vineland where he passed away later that evening.
Deputy Chief Shinn had served with the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles for 25 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two brothers. He was buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Burlington.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two brothers.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Chief Inspector Shinn gave the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Chief Inspector Shinn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Chief Inspector Robert Anderson Shinn is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 39.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles - Highway Patrol, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Anderson Shinn's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Anderson Shinn Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Anderson Shinn is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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