First Police Officer from the City of Wayne, Michigan Police Department to die in the Line of Duty.∼ Officer Leonard John Anderson
Wayne Police Department
Michigan
End of Watch: Saturday, May 25, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Officer Anderson was shot when he and another officer responded to a suicidal person call after a female called the police department and stated her boyfriend was going to kill her and then commit suicide. Officer Anderson arrived on the scene and was shot through the door as the officers knocked on it. The suspect was apprehended after a gunfight with officers.
Officer Anderson succumbed to his injuries six weeks after being shot. He had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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Information added: He was not a deputy sheriff. As stated in the original article. I changed from Deputy Sheriff to Officer Anderson. (PJC)
Added:
He began his career as the first Cadet for the Wayne P.D. He was then hired full time as a police officer by my father, Walter D. MacGregor. He was a hell of a good baseball player too.
Contributor: Michael MacGregor (51282875)
Wayne Police Department
Michigan
End of Watch: Saturday, May 25, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Officer Anderson was shot when he and another officer responded to a suicidal person call after a female called the police department and stated her boyfriend was going to kill her and then commit suicide. Officer Anderson arrived on the scene and was shot through the door as the officers knocked on it. The suspect was apprehended after a gunfight with officers.
Officer Anderson succumbed to his injuries six weeks after being shot. He had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and two children.
____________________________
Information added: He was not a deputy sheriff. As stated in the original article. I changed from Deputy Sheriff to Officer Anderson. (PJC)
Added:
He began his career as the first Cadet for the Wayne P.D. He was then hired full time as a police officer by my father, Walter D. MacGregor. He was a hell of a good baseball player too.
Contributor: Michael MacGregor (51282875)
First Police Officer from the City of Wayne, Michigan Police Department to die in the Line of Duty.∼ Officer Leonard John Anderson
Wayne Police Department
Michigan
End of Watch: Saturday, May 25, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Officer Anderson was shot when he and another officer responded to a suicidal person call after a female called the police department and stated her boyfriend was going to kill her and then commit suicide. Officer Anderson arrived on the scene and was shot through the door as the officers knocked on it. The suspect was apprehended after a gunfight with officers.
Officer Anderson succumbed to his injuries six weeks after being shot. He had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and two children.
____________________________
Information added: He was not a deputy sheriff. As stated in the original article. I changed from Deputy Sheriff to Officer Anderson. (PJC)
Added:
He began his career as the first Cadet for the Wayne P.D. He was then hired full time as a police officer by my father, Walter D. MacGregor. He was a hell of a good baseball player too.
Contributor: Michael MacGregor (51282875)
Wayne Police Department
Michigan
End of Watch: Saturday, May 25, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Officer Anderson was shot when he and another officer responded to a suicidal person call after a female called the police department and stated her boyfriend was going to kill her and then commit suicide. Officer Anderson arrived on the scene and was shot through the door as the officers knocked on it. The suspect was apprehended after a gunfight with officers.
Officer Anderson succumbed to his injuries six weeks after being shot. He had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and two children.
____________________________
Information added: He was not a deputy sheriff. As stated in the original article. I changed from Deputy Sheriff to Officer Anderson. (PJC)
Added:
He began his career as the first Cadet for the Wayne P.D. He was then hired full time as a police officer by my father, Walter D. MacGregor. He was a hell of a good baseball player too.
Contributor: Michael MacGregor (51282875)
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