Leroy Dunn
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Patrolman

Leroy Dunn

Bridgeport Police Department — Bridgeport, CT
Accident
End of Watch August 13, 1950
Age 37
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Leroy Dunn succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was following a speeding car when he was thrown from his motorcycle after striking a double washboard pothole in the road. Patrolman Dunn had served with the Bridgeport Police Department for over eight years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-CT-DF3E81C0
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Dunn gave the Bridgeport Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bridgeport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Dunn.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Bridgeport, CT
Platform Identity bpd.bridgeport.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 13, 1950
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Leroy Dunn is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In CT, 73 of 169 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this state's fallen. That is 43.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Bridgeport Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Bridgeport Police Department
2
of 6 officers
33.3% Accident
CT — Statewide
73
of 169 officers
43.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leroy Dunn's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Leroy Dunn Compares

Age at Death
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leroy Dunn is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897