Fred Bemard Bergmann

St. Charles Police Department — St. Charles, MO

Felonious

End of Watch October 19, 1976

Age 47

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Reserve Officer Fred Bergmann succumbed to gunshot wounds he received when he responded to a burglary-in-progress at the St. Charles Gas Company at 212 North Main Street in St. Charles. Officer Bergmann found the rear door to the business opened and went inside to investigate. He was shot and killed as he entered the business. The suspect was apprehended a short time later. Officer Bergmann was transferred to the Christian Northeast Hospital where he died from his wounds to his neck and abdomen. The subject was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 40 years to life in April of 1978. Because of alleged threats against his life, he was transferred to the Arizona State Penitentiary. He escaped in July of 1980 and was captured in New York City in March of 1981. He was returned to the Arizona State Penitentiary, where he escaped again on September 19th, 1987. He was arrested in New York City two months later for aggravated assault and burglary. Officer Bergmann had served with the St. Charles Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, mother, and sister.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Reserve Officer Bergmann gave the St. Charles Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the St. Charles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Officer Bergmann.

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

Agency

Department St. Charles Police Department

Location St. Charles, MO

Platform Identity scpd.stcharles.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 19, 1976

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Sentenced to 40 years to life

Reserve Officer Fred Bemard Bergmann 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At St. Charles Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

St. Charles Police Department

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious