Patrolman Michael P. Cullinane Sea Isle City Police Department August 26, 1992 Patrolman Michael Mickey Cullinane, 30, became the third officer killed in the line of duty in Cape May County. The incident occurred on a Wednesday morning when he was overcome by lethal gases while attempting to rescue a worker from a construction pit. Despite the obvious noxious fumes and danger, he and two other officers went into the hole to assist the unconscious man. A member of the department for eleven years, and a highly decorated officer, he came from a long line of police officers. He left behind a wife, Stacy, and a young son. Close Window