Leo James LaVelle

Illinois State Police — Springfield, IL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch November 24, 1934

Age 40

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 66

Incident

Trooper Leo LaVelle succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle crash two months earlier while on patrol on Route 80 near Rapids City. Trooper LaVelle was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Illinois State Police for one year. He had previously worked with the Los Angeles Police Department, California, for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, mother, and two sisters.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper LaVelle gave the Illinois State Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Illinois State Police

Type State Police

Location Springfield, IL

Platform Identity ilsp.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 24, 1934

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Leo James LaVelle served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Leo James LaVelle is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 26.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Illinois State Police, 49 of 67 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.1% of this agency's fallen.

Illinois State Police

of 67 officers

73.1% Accident

IL — Statewide

354

of 1,318 officers

26.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident