Roll of Honor
Incident
Acting Sergeant James Brink was killed when his police motorcycle collided with a truck. He had been promoted to Acting Sergeant the previous day.
Acting Sergeant Brink had served with the Kansas City Police Department for only three months.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Acting Sergeant Brink served with the Kansas City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Acting Sergeant Brink.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Acting Sergeant James N. Brink 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Kansas City Police Department, 47 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James N. Brink's cause is highlighted.
How James N. Brink Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James N. Brink is highlighted in Sep.
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