Patrolman Robert D. Pare, Trenton Police Department, Michigan

Patrolman Robert D. Pare

Trenton Police Department, Michigan

End of Watch Friday, February 9, 1968

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Robert D. Pare

Patrolman Pare was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a bank robbery suspect.

Patrolman Pare had stopped the suspect's vehicle and placed the suspect against his patrol car. The suspect began to struggle, causing Patrolman Pare to slip on ice. The suspect then grabbed Patrolman Pare's service weapon and fatally shot him.

The suspect fled the scene in Patrolman Pare's patrol car but was later stopped by Detroit police officers after a pursuit on I-75. He was convicted of Patrolman Pare's murder and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Patrolman Pare was survived by his wife and five children.

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Age 34
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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Officer's handgun
Offender Apprehended

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My name is Gerald Perry i was on duty at the Riverview Pd and so happened to be at Fort & King when the episode “The February 9th 1968 Trenton State Bank robbery “ I also testified in Court that i saw one of the robbers a Ovis Frierson Wrestle officer Pare’s Gun away from him and in the process shot Officer Pare

Ptl. Gerald Perry
Riverview Michigan Police department

February 12, 2025