Riverside Police Department, California
End of Watch: Sunday, December 4, 1938
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: November 27, 1938
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Received probation
Officer Clinton Burtner succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident one week earlier.
A car failed to yield at a red light and collided with Officer Burtner's motorcycle at the intersection of Main Street and 8th Street. The driver of the car plead guilty to negligent homicide and was sentenced to probation.
Officer Burtner had served with the Riverside Police Department for eight years. He was survived by his wife, two children, and one grandchild.