Dodgeville Police Department, Wisconsin
End of Watch Tuesday, January 29, 1963
Walter Leigh
Officer Walter Leigh suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a suspect.
Officer Leigh had stopped a car occupied by two subjects who had been drinking. One subject attacked Officer Leigh with a tire wrench and then fled the scene. The subject was apprehended and received six months in jail for resisting an officer.
Bio
- Age 49
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Heart attack
Most Recent Reflection
View all 8 ReflectionsYou are not forgotten sir. Not in Dodgeville nor Iowa county. Thank you for your service, honor, and dedication.
N/a N/a N/a
Citizen
February 12, 2015
Recent LODD Deaths
Sergeant Dennis W. Reichardt
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: October 4, 2018
Corrections Officer Mark Anthony Gaspich
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: October 10, 2018
Federal Agent Kristopher David Youngberg
United States Department of Energy - National Nuclear Security Administration - Office of Secure Transportation, US
EOW: October 5, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Raymond Bradley Jimmerson
Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: October 5, 2018
Sergeant Terrence Carraway
Florence Police Department, SC
EOW: October 3, 2018
Chief of Police Lonnie Verdell Burton
Wayland Baptist University Police Department, TX
EOW: June 25, 2018
Patrolman James Kevin White
Brookhaven Police Department, MS
EOW: September 29, 2018
Corporal Walter Zachery Moak
Brookhaven Police Department, MS
EOW: September 29, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Mark A. Cox
Real County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: September 25, 2018