MASON, Mich. (News 10) – A sidewalk plaque in downtown Mason now marks the spot where Officer James Ray Hinkley was killed in the line of duty 88 years ago.
Hinkley died on Aug. 6, 1938, at the corner of Ash and Jefferson streets. He remains the only officer in Mason Police Department history to lose his life in the line of duty, according to Mason Police Chief Matt Shutes.
Shutes had the plaque installed at the site…