Robert E. Armstrong

Dothan Police Dept. — Dothan, AL

Felonious

End of Watch January 19, 1985

Age 31

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Corporal Robert Armstrong was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a drunk driver on Ross Clark Circle while he was working an overtime DUI enforcement program at 8:30 p.m. The driver was driving north in the southbound lanes, crashing into Corporal Armstron's patrol vehicle head-on at the 300 block of Ross Clark Circle. The driver died at the scene. Corporal Armstrong was transported to the Southeast Alabama Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries a few hours later. The suspect had an alcohol level of .15 and had previous DUI arrests. Corporal Armstrong had served with the Dothan Police Department for almost seven years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, parents, and sister.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Armstrong gave the Dothan Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dothan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Armstrong.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Dothan Police Dept.

Location Dothan, AL

Platform Identity dpd.houston.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 19, 1985

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Killed in collision

Corporal Robert E. Armstrong is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Dothan Police Dept., 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Dothan Police Dept.

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious