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Patrolman Anthony Hiner fell through a skylight while attempting to enter the State and City Bank Building at First Street and Campbell Avenue, SW, during a gambling investigation.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hiner served with the Roanoke City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Roanoke community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hiner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Roanoke City Police Department has lost 15 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Anthony is one of 203 officers lost to accidents in VA, 31.1% of the 653 remembered there.
Anthony is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Anthony 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 1910, 1 officer in VA was lost to accidents, the 55th heaviest of 99 years on record. The heaviest was 1870, with 10.
In 1910, 18 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 121st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1910, 21 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 132nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
When
August holds 10.3% of these deaths in VA; December holds the most, 12.8%. Sundays: 12.3%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Sundays: 14%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Sundays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 20% of all 15 deaths at Roanoke City Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.1% of all 653 deaths in VA, 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.
His people
Roanoke City Police Department has 15 officers remembered here, Anthony among them.
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Thomas A. Mabry Jan 8, 1892
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Robert M. Beard
Oct 12, 1906
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Anthony D. Hiner
Aug 21, 1910
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John H. Leverett
Jun 21, 1916
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Paris R. Fields May 28, 1920
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Claude H. Morgan
Jul 2, 1925
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William M. Terry
Jul 3, 1925
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Ambrose M. Smith
Jul 8, 1927
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George Pettit Thomas
Nov 20, 1930
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William R. Carter
Dec 12, 1930
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Leonard Russell Morris
May 15, 1934
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Thomas E. Kittinger
Apr 29, 1961
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Joseph B. Jennings
Jun 28, 1965
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David Wayne Rickman
Apr 12, 1986
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Fred Wayne Robinson
Jan 5, 1992
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 41-E
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