Police Officer Leonard Claude Tribble
West Miami Police Department
Florida
End of Watch: Saturday, October 18, 1958

Biographical Info
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Date of Incident: Friday, October 17, 1958
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Leonard Tribble was killed in a motorcycle accident while escorting an ambulance to a hospital at 1530 hours. He was attempting to catch up with the ambulance to pass it and provide an escort when his motorcycle collided with a car at SW 61st Avenue at SW 8th Street. He was transported to a local hospital where he died 12 hours later.

Officer Tribble was a U.S. Army veteran. He had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his expectant wife.