Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief James Miller was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle while assisting a couple who were locked out of their car.
Survivors
Chief Miller had been with the Shelley Police Department for 28 years and 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
28 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Miller gave the Shelley Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Shelley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Miller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police James Donald Miller 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 ID, 21 of 71 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.6% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Shelley Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Donald Miller's cause is highlighted.
How James Donald Miller Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Donald Miller is highlighted in Mar.
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Shelley Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
