Roll of Honor
Robert A. White
Incident
Parole Officer Robert White was shot and killed while conducting a surveillance operation on a parolee in Cleveland.
Three men attempted to rob him in the parking lot of a Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority complex at 2202 East 30th Street. The subjects disarmed him and shot him with his own revolver.
Officer White was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Ohio Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for one year after retiring from the Cleveland Police Department with 25 years of service.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Parole Officer White gave the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction 26 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert A. White served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Parole Officer Robert A. White is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 57.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, 18 of 26 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert A. White's cause is highlighted.
How Robert A. White Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert A. White is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert A. White was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Robert A. White served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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