Dodgeville Police Department, Wisconsin
End of Watch Tuesday, January 29, 1963
Add to My HeroesWalter 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 9 ReflectionsOfficer Leigh rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 22, 2019
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