Parley L. Bennett
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Policeman

Parley L. Bennett

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA
Felonious
End of Watch January 25, 1927
Age 33
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo
Badge 124
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Parley Bennett was shot and killed by a robbery suspect. He was performing traffic duty when he was approached by a shop owner who informed him that the shop was being robbed. Policeman Bennett was shot as he entered the shop to confront the suspect. On October 14, 1971, 44 years after Policeman Bennett's murder, officers responded to a call of a man being drunk in public. As they talked to the man he admitted to murdering Policeman Bennett. He was arrested and committed to a state mental hospital where he died five years later. Policeman Bennett had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 2.5 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Bennett gave the Los Angeles Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Bennett.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 25, 1927
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo
Age 33
Badge Number 124
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Parley is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1927, 220 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 6th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Parley was 33. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Parley had served 2.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Los Angeles Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Parley among them.

Across the years
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Where

Policeman Parley L. Bennett

Los Angeles Police Department · End of Watch January 25, 1927

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 22-W

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