Killed In The Line of Duty
Deputy Clark Rosenbalm Jr. was born August 1955, and was a life long resident of Tarrant County. After graduating from Diamond Hill - Jarvis High School in 1973 Rosenbalm held a variety of jobs before being employed by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office in 1981 as a Patrol Deputy. Deputy Rosenbalm was on a routine patrol December 4, 1983 at about 9:15 p.m., when he came upon two vehicles parked on the west side of Old Decatur Road near the intersection of Business 287 just north of the City of Saginaw. Deputy Rosenbalm, a two year veteran of law enforcement, exited his vehicle to conduct an investigation. Deputy Rosenbalm apparently interrupted a drug deal in progress, and the suspects struggled with Deputy Rosenbalm in an effort to escape. Deputy Rosenbalm was shot by one of the two suspects and killed when the bullet went under his bulletproof vest. Deputy Rosenbalm was survived by his wife. Deputy Rosenbalm was the first Tarrant County Sheriff's Office employee killed in the line of duty in almost 40 years. Law enforcement officals later apprehended the suspects and the individual who murdered Dupty Rosenbalm was later executed by the State of Texas.
Taken from "Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, Over 150 Years of Service."
Killed In The Line of Duty
Deputy Clark Rosenbalm Jr. was born August 1955, and was a life long resident of Tarrant County. After graduating from Diamond Hill - Jarvis High School in 1973 Rosenbalm held a variety of jobs before being employed by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office in 1981 as a Patrol Deputy. Deputy Rosenbalm was on a routine patrol December 4, 1983 at about 9:15 p.m., when he came upon two vehicles parked on the west side of Old Decatur Road near the intersection of Business 287 just north of the City of Saginaw. Deputy Rosenbalm, a two year veteran of law enforcement, exited his vehicle to conduct an investigation. Deputy Rosenbalm apparently interrupted a drug deal in progress, and the suspects struggled with Deputy Rosenbalm in an effort to escape. Deputy Rosenbalm was shot by one of the two suspects and killed when the bullet went under his bulletproof vest. Deputy Rosenbalm was survived by his wife. Deputy Rosenbalm was the first Tarrant County Sheriff's Office employee killed in the line of duty in almost 40 years. Law enforcement officals later apprehended the suspects and the individual who murdered Dupty Rosenbalm was later executed by the State of Texas.
Taken from "Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, Over 150 Years of Service."
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