Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Michalke suffered fatal head injuries when he fell from the running board of a patrol car.
Patrolman Michalke was single and had served with the agency for 18 months.
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- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Michalke gave the Elmira Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Elmira community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Michalke.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman August Richard Michalke 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 Elmira Police Department, 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. August Richard Michalke's cause is highlighted.
How August Richard Michalke Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. August Richard Michalke is highlighted in Aug.
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