Nicholas W. Fera

Norwalk Police Department — Norwalk, CT

Felonious

End of Watch July 9, 1971

Age 45

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Sergeant Fera was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two armed robbery suspects. The two suspects had just robbed a local bank. Sergeant Fera spotted the suspect's vehicle and stopped them. When Sergeant Fera attempted to place the suspects under arrest, a gun-battle began. Sergeant Fera was fatally wounded. One of the suspects was killed by Sergeant Fera's return gunfire. Sergeant Fera had been with the agency for 19 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Fera gave the Norwalk Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Norwalk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Fera.

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

Agency

Department Norwalk Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Norwalk, CT

Platform Identity norwpd.western.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 9, 1971

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Sergeant Nicholas W. Fera 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 CT, 74 of 169 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 43.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Norwalk Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Norwalk Police Department

of 4 officers

25% Felonious

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

43.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious