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Senior Constable Anthony ClarkePrint Page 
A monument commemorates Senior Constable Anthony Clarke who was slain on Warbuton Highway whilst on duty.
Senior Constable Clarke, 37 years old was stationed at the Region 4 Traffic Unit when he was murdered. He was was shot dead with his own gun after a struggle with a motorist he intercepted on a lone patrol on the Warburton Highway at Launching Place, east of Melbourne. He became the 30th Victorian police officer to be murdered while on duty.
Sen-Constable Clarke, 37, was shot dead after he intercepted drunk and violent offender Mark Bailey while on a solo patrol near Yarra Junction at 1.35am on April 24, 2005. The coroner found that Bailey was able to wrest Sen-Constable Clarke's police service revolver out of the holster. Bailey drove off in Sen-Constable Clarke's car and shot himself dead with the same revolver later the same morning.
Location
| Address: | Warburton Highway, Near Warburton trail, Yarra Junction, 3797 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.780083 Long: 145.608333 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Crime |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 24th April, 2005 |
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In memory of
Senior Constable
Anthony Clarke 30108
who was feloniously slain nearby on the
Warbuton Highway
whilst serving the community on
24 April, 2005
