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Detective

Robin Ann Arnold

Manistee County Sheriff's Department — Manistee, MI

Accident

End of Watch February 4, 1994

Age 38

Tour of Duty 9 yrs 1 mo

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Detective Robin Arnold was killed in a vehicle crash on Quarterline Road near Deer Run Road in Mason County while returning from training with the regional narcotics task force. She was traveling northbound on Quaterline Road when her undercover vehicle crossed the center line as the result of icy conditions on the roadway. Her vehicle was then struck by an oncoming vehicle. Detective Arnold had served with the Manistee County Sheriff's Department for nine years and was assigned to the State Scherriff Chief Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) a month before she died.

Survivors

She is survived by her husband and two step-sons.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Arnold gave the Manistee County Sheriff's Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Manistee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Arnold.

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

Agency

Department Manistee County Sheriff's Department

Location Manistee, MI

Platform Identity mcso.manistee.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 4, 1994

Tour of Duty 9 yrs 1 mo

Age 38

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Detective Robin Ann Arnold 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%.

Manistee County Sheriff's Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robin Ann Arnold's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Robin Ann Arnold Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

9.1