Dodgeville Police Department, Wisconsin
End of Watch: Tuesday, January 29, 1963
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: January 29, 1963
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Sentenced to six months
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.