Clarence Oden Martin.
Patrolman Clarence Martin was shot and killed in an ambush attack while sitting in his vehicle around 7:00 a.m. He was shot by a suspect whom he had given a ticket to for driving without a license. The shooter waited for Patrolman Martin and shot him from an ambush. The man was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Patrolman Martin was a United States Army Korean War veteran and had served with the Alexander City Police Department for over two years.
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In tribute
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.
Patrolman Martin gave the Alexander City Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alexander City community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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