Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Michael Callin succumbed to injuries inflicted the previous day when he was intentionally struck by the driver of a vehicle while operating a radar.
Deputy Callin was standing under an overpass when he attempted to stop a speeding vehicle. The driver of the vehicle intentionally sped up and struck Deputy Callin and then fled the scene. Deputy Callin was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries the following day.
The driver of the vehicle, who had been cited 14 times in the previous 2 years for driving with a suspended license, was located and arrested early the following morning. In 2007 he was sentenced to 60 years in prison.
Deputy Callin had served with the Orange County Sheriff's Office for 4 years. He is survived by his wife, parents, and sister. His father also serves with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, and his sister was in the academy at the time of his death.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, parents, and sister.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Callin gave the Orange County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Orlando community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Callin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Michael Anthony Callin is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Orange County Sheriff's Office, 11 of 21 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 52.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Anthony Callin's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Anthony Callin Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 60 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Anthony Callin is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Michael Anthony Callin was killed by automobile.
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