Fred B. Veretto

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch January 7, 1947

Age 33

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

The Vigil Panel 83 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 53

Incident

Police Officer Fred Veretto succumbed to wounds sustained when he was shot while he and other officers responded to a domestic violence call at 1018 18th Street on January 2nd, 1947. After knocking on the home's door the husband opened fire, striking Officer Veretto in the leg, causing severe bleeding. The man was shot and killed by other officers. Officer Veretto was transported to a local hospital where he underwent multiple blood transfusions before succumbing to complications of his injuries on January 7th, 1947. Officer Veretto was a U.S. Navy combat veteran of WWII and had served with the Oakland Police Department for six years.

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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.
Police Officer Veretto gave the Oakland Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland 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 Oakland Police Department

Location Oakland, CA

Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 7, 1947

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Military Service

Fred B. Veretto served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Fred B. Veretto is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Oakland Police Department, 37 of 54 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 68.5% of this agency's fallen.

Oakland Police Department

of 54 officers

68.5% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious