Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Fred Nolan was shot and killed while confronting a suspicious man on St. Germain Street at 1500 hours. The officer grabbed the man on the shoulder and spun him around. As the man turned he fired a round, fatally wounding Detective Nolan. The 22-year-old suspect was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life. He was denied parole in 1951. Detective Nolan had been employed with the St.
Survivors
Cloud Police Department for only three months and was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Nolan served with the St. Cloud Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the St. Cloud community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Nolan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Fred W. Nolan 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 59 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At St. Cloud Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fred W. Nolan's cause is highlighted.
How Fred W. Nolan Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Fred W. Nolan is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Fred W. Nolan was killed by handgun.
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