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Arthur Paul Parga Jr.
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Officer

Arthur Paul Parga Jr.

Stockton Police Department — Stockton, CA
Felonious
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End of Watch January 22, 1993
Age 31
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male
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Incident

Officer Arthur Parga was shot and killed while assisting a countywide narcotics task force in serving a search warrant. He was on a SWAT team when they entered a house, and the owner confronted them shortly after 2 a.m. Officer Parga was the first to enter the house. He was shot in the head and leg during the raid, which was part of an ongoing investigation into marijuana trafficking. The suspect was then shot by another officer. Officer Parga served with the Stockton Police Department for more than three years and previously served with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office for five years. While working at the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Department, he led the investigation into a notorious local “freeway rapist” and was responsible for his arrest.

Survivors

Officer Parga is survived by his wife, who was pregnant at the time, and a 5-year-old son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Parga gave the Stockton Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Stockton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Parga.

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

Agency

Department Stockton Police Department
Type Other
Location Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA
Platform Identity spd.sanjoaquin.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 22, 1993
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Arthur is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1993, 101 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 51st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Arthur was 31. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Arthur had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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.

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His people

Stockton Police Department has 12 officers remembered here, Arthur among them.

Across the years

Officer Arthur Paul Parga Jr.

Stockton Police Department · End of Watch January 22, 1993

Where the Name Is Cut

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