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Officer Robinson and Officer Marcus Reid were killed in an automobile crash while responding to a burglar alarm at 2:20 a.m. On their way to the location, their vehicle went out of control and struck a utility pole at the intersection of Warrior Road and Avenue P. in Birmingham. The alarm call they were responding to turned out to be a false alarm. Officer Robinson had served with the Birmingham Police Department for eight months.
Survivors
She was survived by her mother.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Robinson served with the Birmingham Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Robinson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Birmingham Police Department has lost 49 officers; 14 of them lost to accidents.
Sharon is one of 182 officers lost to accidents in AL, 28.3% of the 643 remembered there.
Sharon is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Sharon is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1984, 2 officers at Birmingham Police Department were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1984, 4 officers in AL were lost to accidents, the 7th heaviest of 85 years on record. The heaviest was 1970, with 6.
In 1984, 82 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 23rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1984, 99 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 22nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Sharon was 26. Of the 9 lost to accidents at Birmingham Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 40; the middle age was 34. Sharon had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Sharon was 26. Of the 160 lost to accidents in AL whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 47.3; the middle age was 36.5. Sharon had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Sharon was 26. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Sharon had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Sharon was 26. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Sharon had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
April holds 21.4% of these deaths at Birmingham Police Department; October holds the most, 21.4%. Saturdays: 35.7%.
April holds 7.1% of these deaths in AL; July holds the most, 13.2%. Saturdays: 21.4%.
April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
April holds 7% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 28.6% of all 49 deaths at Birmingham Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 28.3% of all 643 deaths in AL, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
Her people
Birmingham Police Department has 49 officers remembered here, Sharon among them.
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J. Wafe Adams
Mar 28, 1900
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George W. Kirkley
Mar 28, 1900
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William P. Walton
Mar 18, 1902
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James H. Mullin
Sep 27, 1903
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Samuel H. Hamilton
May 12, 1907
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Willis A. Smith Mar 10, 1908
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John W. Little Nov 7, 1908
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Loner Denson Camp
Jun 19, 1910
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W. C. Wallace Nov 8, 1910
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Hugh Tully
Oct 13, 1913
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John Aquilla Moore
Dec 5, 1913
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George A. Sims Jan 22, 1918
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John Dickerson Newby Oct 15, 1919
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Sam P. Dobyns Sep 19, 1920
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Walter Claude Hollums Aug 15, 1923
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Ray Payne Feb 12, 1927
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Alexander A. Manley May 26, 1927
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Elsie T. Lewis Mar 3, 1928
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Henry Francis Mills
Aug 8, 1930
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Lee Edward Buckalew May 23, 1931
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William Ira Latham Oct 24, 1932
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Dumas Froy Phillips
Apr 23, 1934
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Forest J. Harris
Feb 8, 1935
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James M. Early Apr 15, 1935
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Homer Earnest Poore Jun 30, 1936
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James Tillman Moser
Jan 31, 1939
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Newton Edward Wolff
Jul 12, 1941
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Fred R. Brockman
Nov 3, 1953
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Herbert C. Osborn
Jul 24, 1962
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Azell L. Harris
May 4, 1969
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Kenneth Lee Spencer, Jr. Jul 13, 1969
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Henry L. Thompson Oct 16, 1972
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Felix Underwood Oct 7, 1973
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William Stanley Jones Aug 9, 1975
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James Earl Rhodes Mar 11, 1978
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Albert Eugene Ballard
Nov 29, 1979
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Edward K. Alley, Jr.
Dec 25, 1980
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Robert D. Patterson
Oct 31, 1982
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Marcus Lawrence Reid Apr 7, 1984
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Sharon K. Robinson
Apr 7, 1984
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Frank H. Dunn Oct 14, 1986
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John Martin Huffman
May 21, 1992
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Robert Sanderson
Jan 29, 1998
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Joseph Jerome Daniels
Nov 18, 2002
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Carlos Winston Owen
Jun 17, 2004
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Harley Alfred Chisholm, III
Jun 17, 2004
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C. Robert Bennett
Jun 17, 2004
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WyTasha Lamar Carter
Jan 13, 2019
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Randall Versie Smith
Dec 28, 2020
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-W
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