Policeman Parley L. Bennett, Los Angeles Police Department, California

Policeman Parley L. Bennett

Los Angeles Police Department, California

End of Watch Tuesday, January 25, 1927

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Parley L. Bennett

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

Bio

Age 33
Tour 2 years, 6 months
Badge 124

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Died in prison

robbery

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I happened to be on duty as a civilian RTO dispatcher at LAPD Communications Division when a call came in about a man in the street on Western Ave, obviously drunk or otherwise having a problem.

The responding officers quickly detected a serious problem and called downtown detectives. They instructed that he be checked at Downtown Hospital and the detectives arrested him, which started his eventual arrest and taken to prison, where he died within about 4 years later

Dispatcher, Retired HARRY MARNELL
Los Angeles Police Department

November 18, 2024