James A. Hines
1919-1945
Officer James Hines was originally from Fairview, Oregon. By 1920, he was 11 and his family had moved to north Portland. He served nine months with the Oregon National Guard and fourteen months in the Army in a medical department attached to the 162nd Infantry. Just before joining the Bureau he was a temp with the Fire Department.
Appointed to the Bureau on October 15, 1942 at the age of 22, he was assigned to North Precinct.
The Incident
Officer Hines was struck by an automobile on November 4, 1945 at North Portland Road near Swift Boulevard (Columbia). Hines was on patrol with officers Sizer and Tercek and was checking the occupants of a vehicle on the roadside that were suspected of illegally hunting. Hines was talking to the stopped vehicle driver when he was hit by a car and drug for some distance. He died at the scene of the accident.
The driver who hit him claimed to have lost control of his vehicle when he attempted to knock a spider away from his wife’s face. He was held on a charge of negligent homicide.
Officer Hines was two days away from his 26th birthday was and survived by his wife.
Appointed to the Bureau on October 15, 1942 at the age of 22, he was assigned to North Precinct.
The Incident
Officer Hines was struck by an automobile on November 4, 1945 at North Portland Road near Swift Boulevard (Columbia). Hines was on patrol with officers Sizer and Tercek and was checking the occupants of a vehicle on the roadside that were suspected of illegally hunting. Hines was talking to the stopped vehicle driver when he was hit by a car and drug for some distance. He died at the scene of the accident.
The driver who hit him claimed to have lost control of his vehicle when he attempted to knock a spider away from his wife’s face. He was held on a charge of negligent homicide.
Officer Hines was two days away from his 26th birthday was and survived by his wife.