Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Leslie Green was shot and killed by a suspect who was caught stealing tires from a filling station. He and another officer responded with the patrol wagon to where the suspect had been arrested and was being held by another officer. The man was given permission to retrieve his coat from his car. Instead, he grabbed a pistol and opened fire, killing Patrolman Green and wounding his partner. The suspect fled the scene but was apprehended in Columbus the next day. The suspect, 30, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on January 15th, 1932. Patrolman Green was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Columbus Division of Police for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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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 Green gave the Columbus Division of Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Leslie Ellsworth Green served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Leslie Ellsworth Green is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Columbus Division of Police, 36 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leslie Ellsworth Green's cause is highlighted.
How Leslie Ellsworth Green Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Leslie Ellsworth Green is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Leslie Ellsworth Green was killed by handgun; pistol.
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