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Deputy Chief Inspector Robert Anderson Shinn | New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles - Highway Patrol, New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles - Highway Patrol, New Jersey

Deputy Chief Inspector

Robert Anderson Shinn

New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles - Highway Patrol, New Jersey

End of Watch: Thursday, July 27, 1933

Biographical Info

Age: 72
Tour of Duty: 25 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: July 27, 1933
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Chief Inspector Anderson Shinn succumbed to injuries sustained earlier in the day when he was involved in a vehicle crash on Delsea Drive, south of Clayton.

He was returning to Burlington from an official visit to the New Jersey shore when his automobile collided with another vehicle, causing him to be ejected. Passersby transported him to a hospital in Vineland where he passed away later that evening.

Deputy Chief Shinn had served with the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles for 25 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two brothers. He was buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Burlington.