Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Leonard F. Baldy was killed in a helicopter crash as he was preparing to deliver a traffic report. Patrolman Baldy was assigned to the department's Safety Education Bureau, which provided citizens with live traffic reports. As Patrolman Baldy was preparing his report, the helicopter suddenly suffered a structural failure of the main rotor blade and crashed into a Chicago and North Western Railroad right-of-way near Milwaukee Street and Hubbard Street. Patrolman Baldy and civilian pilot H.G. Ferry were both killed. Patrolman Baldy had served with the Chicago Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Baldy gave the Chicago Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Baldy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Leonard F. Baldy 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 IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leonard F. Baldy's cause is highlighted.
How Leonard F. Baldy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leonard F. Baldy is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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