Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Parlin was shot and killed while investigating shots being fired. Policeman Parlin was walking his beat when he heard a gunshot from a alley. When he went to investigate, he heard an argument inside a house. As Policeman Parlin opened the door to the house, he was met by several drunken men and shot once in the head. A suspect was arrested and charged with murder. A few weeks later he was freed after a judge ruled there was not enough evidence to support the charge. Policeman Parlin had served with the Butte Police Department for one year and was survived by his wife and two children. He was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Butte.
Survivors
Policeman Parlin had served with the Butte Police Department for one year and was survived by his wife and two children.
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130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Policeman Parlin gave the Butte Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Butte community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman Fred A. Parlin 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 MT, 93 of 142 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.5% of this state's fallen. That is 65.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Butte Police Department, 10 of 14 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fred A. Parlin's cause is highlighted.
How Fred A. Parlin Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Fred A. Parlin is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Fred A. Parlin was killed by gun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
13 officers from Butte Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
