Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer James Hines was struck by a vehicle while investigating illegal hunting along North Portland Road, near Swift Boulevard (modern day Columbia Boulevard). He and two other officers were speaking with the occupants of a truck parked on the road when he was struck by a passing motorist. The driver of the vehicle who struck him claimed he lost control of the car when he attempted to knock a spider away from his wife's face. The subject was held on a charge of negligent homicide. Officer Hines was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Portland Police Bureau for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- 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.
Officer Hines gave the Portland Police Bureau 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Portland community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
James A. Hines served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Officer James A. Hines 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Portland Police Bureau, 16 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James A. Hines's cause is highlighted.
How James A. Hines Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James A. Hines is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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