Leonard William Alber

Ann Arbor Police Department — Ann Arbor, MI

Accident Veteran

End of Watch May 31, 1956

Age 33

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Badge 42

The Vigil Panel 92 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Patrolman Leonard Alber was killed in an automobile crash when he lost control of his patrol car and struck a light pole at the intersection of South Main Street and East William Street. He was transported to the University of Michigan Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Patrolman Albert was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and had served with the Ann Arbor Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his fiancee, sister, and brother.

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 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.
Patrolman Alber gave the Ann Arbor Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Ann Arbor community, 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 Ann Arbor Police Department

Location Ann Arbor, MI

Platform Identity aapd.washtenaw.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 1956

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 33

Badge Number 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Leonard William Alber served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Leonard William Alber is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Ann Arbor Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Ann Arbor Police Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident