Roll of Honor
Joseph "Shane" Robbins
Incident
Master Deputy Sheriff Shane Robbins was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Bomber Road, near Spruce Road, at approximately 9:15 am.
He was traveling westbound when his vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons. A nearby resident who heard the crash called 911 to report the crash and responding rescue workers extricated him from his patrol car. He was transported to Winter Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Master Deputy Robbins had served with the Polk County Sheriff's Office for 15 years and was assigned to the Northeast District.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Master Deputy Sheriff Robbins gave the Polk County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Winter Haven community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Deputy Sheriff Robbins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Master Deputy Sheriff Joseph "Shane" Robbins 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Polk County Sheriff's Dept., 9 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph "Shane" Robbins's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph "Shane" Robbins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph "Shane" Robbins is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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