Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer David Ingle died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Ingle was a United States Army veteran who served 12 years with the Iola Police Department.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer David Leroy Ingle died on January 4, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 52.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons, parents, and two granddaughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Ingle gave the Iola Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Iola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ingle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
David Leroy Ingle served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer David Leroy Ingle is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KS, 14 of 335 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Leroy Ingle's cause is highlighted.
How David Leroy Ingle Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. David Leroy Ingle is highlighted in Jan.