Officer Down Memorial Page - http://www.odmp.org

Detective Fred W. Nolan | St. Cloud Police Department, Minnesota
St. Cloud Police Department, Minnesota

Detective

Fred W. Nolan

St. Cloud Police Department, Minnesota

End of Watch: Sunday, April 29, 1934

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 29, 1934
Weapon Used: Handgun; .25 caliber
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life

Detective Fred Nolan was shot and killed while confronting a suspicious man on St. Germain Street at 1500 hours.

The officer grabbed the man on the shoulder and spun him around. As the man turned he fired a round, fatally wounding Detective Nolan.

The 22-year-old suspect was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life. He was denied parole in 1951.

Detective Nolan had been employed with the St. Cloud Police Department for only three months and was survived by his wife.