Roll of Honor
Theron Adherbal Craw
Incident
Conservation Officer Theron Craw was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow conservation officer as they patrolled Acme Creek, near Grand Traverse Bay.
The other officer was shooting at an invasive species of duck that was eating fry that had just been stocked into the creek. Officer Craw was accidentally shot as he stood up just as the other officer fired at the ducks.
Officer Craw had served with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for 11 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Conservation Officer Craw gave the Michigan Department of Natural Resources 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lansing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Conservation Officer Craw.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Conservation Officer Theron Adherbal Craw 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 Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 10 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Theron Adherbal Craw's cause is highlighted.
How Theron Adherbal Craw Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Theron Adherbal Craw is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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