Frank George Panek

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch April 14, 1947

Age 27

Badge 7605

The Vigil Panel 83 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 239

Incident

Policeman Frank Panek was succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained four days earlier while questioning a suspicious person near the intersection of East Fifth Street and Town Avenue. The subject produced a revolver and shot Policeman Panek. Despite being mortally wounded, Policeman Panek returned fire along with his partner, killing the subject. Policeman Panek was transported to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital where he remained until succumbing to his wounds. Policeman Panek was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII.

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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.
Policeman Panek served with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Los Angeles Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 1947

Age 27

Badge Number 7605

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Frank George Panek served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Policeman Frank George Panek is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Los Angeles Police Department, 115 of 240 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.9% of this agency's fallen.

Los Angeles Police Department

115

of 240 officers

47.9% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious