Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Sullivan was accidentally electrocuted while on duty. He had gotten off of his horse to investigate a burning telephone pole in an alley between St. Albans and Grotto Streets at approximately 2130 hours. While investigating the incident he came in contact with a live wire and was killed.
Survivors
Officer Sullivan had been with the agency for eight years and was survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Sullivan gave the Saint Paul Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Sullivan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Michael J. Sullivan 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Saint Paul Police Department, 11 of 33 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. Michael J. Sullivan's cause is highlighted.
How Michael J. Sullivan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael J. Sullivan is highlighted in Jun.
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