New Mexico State Police, New Mexico
End of Watch: Wednesday, August 21, 1946
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 4 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: August 20, 1946
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Leslie Bugg succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle accident the previous day.
He was on patrol on U.S. 66 on the outskirts of Tucumcari when an oncoming car crossed into his lane and struck his motorcycle.
Patrolman Bugg was a United States Army World War II veteran and had served with the New Mexico State Police for four months. He was survived by his wife and her four children.