Washington County Sheriff's Office, Oregon
End of Watch: Friday, December 14, 1984
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 14, 1984
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Robert Talburt was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a burglary call. Deputy Talburt's patrol car hit a piece of mud in the road left over from a construction crew. Deputy Talburt lost control of the vehicle and stuck a telephone pole.
A civilian came across the accident and radioed the incident in on Deputy Talburt's radio.
The burglary call was unfounded.