Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Harvey Bolen succumbed to injuries received the previous day when he fell off of his motorcycle at the St. Clair State Police Post, at the intersection of Harriet Street and South Riverside Street. Sergeant Bolen was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WWI. He had served with the Michigan State Police for 2-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his fiancee and brother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Bolen gave the Michigan State Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harvey Edgar Bolen served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Harvey Edgar Bolen 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%.
At MI State Police, 29 of 57 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harvey Edgar Bolen's cause is highlighted.
How Harvey Edgar Bolen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harvey Edgar Bolen is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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