Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Theodore Radlinski succumbed to injuries sustained 10 days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of E 9 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue in Warren.
He was transported to a local hospital with numerous broken bones. He developed pneumonia and died on February 7th, 1940.
Deputy Radlinski had served with the Macomb County Sheriff's Office for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, three brothers, and two sisters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Radlinski gave the Macomb County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mount Clemens community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Radlinski.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Theodore Radlinski 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 Macomb County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Theodore Radlinski's cause is highlighted.
How Theodore Radlinski Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Theodore Radlinski is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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