Michael F. Shine

New York City Police Department — New York, NY

Accident Veteran

End of Watch January 10, 1925

Age 30

Badge 9829

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1,236

Incident

Patrolman Shine was struck and killed by a snow removal truck on 9th Avenue near 46th Street.

The truck had just dumped a load of snow, and Patrolman Shine waved the truck on. As the truck started moving, it knocked Patrolman Shine to the ground and threw him under the rear wheels of the truck. Patrolman Shine was killed instantly.

Patrolman Shine was a U.S. Army veteran and was assigned to Traffic Precinct B.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife of only two months.

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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.
Patrolman Shine served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department New York City Police Department

Location New York, NY

Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 1925

Age 30

Badge Number 9829

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Michael F. Shine served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Michael F. Shine 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.

New York City Police Department

283

of 1,237 officers

22.9% Accident

NY — Statewide

645

of 2,147 officers

30% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident