Patrolman Leslie Delbert Bugg
New Mexico State Police
New Mexico

End of Watch: Wednesday, August 21, 1946
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Biographical Info
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 4 months
Badge Number: Not available

Patrolman Bugg succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle accident the previous day. He was on patrol on U.S. 66 near Tucumcari when an oncoming car crossed into his lane and struck his motorcycle.

Patrolman Bugg had been with the agency for four months and was survived by his wife and her four children.

 
Photograph: Patrolman Leslie Delbert Bugg

Patch image: New Mexico State Police, New Mexico

Visit Patrolman Bugg's memorial at www.ODMP.org