Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Fred Lenzke suffered a fatal heart at the intersection of Green Street and Coronado Drive attack while on patrol. Detective Lenzke had served with the Racine Police Department for 31 years and had previously served with the Racine County Sheriff's Office. He was survived by his four brothers and two sisters. Another of Detective Lenzke's brothers, Patrolman Frank Lenzke, was accidentally shot and killed in the line of duty on May 13th, 1936.
Survivors
He was survived by his four brothers and two sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
31 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Lenzke gave the Racine Police Department 31 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Racine community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Lenzke.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Fred W. Lenzke is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WI, 23 of 317 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.3% of this state's fallen. That is 3.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Racine Police Department, 3 of 13 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 23.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fred W. Lenzke's cause is highlighted.
How Fred W. Lenzke Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Fred W. Lenzke is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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