Deputy Sheriff Albert Anderson, Oakland County Sheriff's Office, Michigan

Deputy Sheriff Albert Anderson

Oakland County Sheriff's Office, Michigan

End of Watch Sunday, August 12, 1917

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Albert Anderson

Deputy Sheriff Albert Anderson was shot as he approached a suspicious man hiding behind a local business at the intersection of Nine Mile Road and Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak Township (modern day City of Ferndale).

As Deputy Anderson questioned the subject, the man produced a .38 caliber revolver and shot him in the abdomen. Investigators believe that the man had just burglarized a nearby store.

Deputy Anderson had served with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office for three years. He was survived by his wife and eight children.

Bio

Age 47
Tour 3 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Thursday, August 9, 1917
Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
Offender Not available

burglary, suspicious person

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I am the granddaughter of Albert Anderson. Sadly, I never had the opportunity to meet and talk with him. His wife, Martha, was pregnant with my dad and his twin sister at the time of his death. He died in August and they were born in December of the same year. My dad always mourned the fact that he never had a chance to know him.

Coincidentally, I married a policeman myself, so I understand what my Grandmother and her children must have suffered with his loss. It was profound and ever-lasting.

I’m sorry we never had a chance to meet, Grandpa. Rest in peace.

Susan Anderson Holycross
Granddaughter

August 26, 2025