Luciese Lewis Leuba

New York City Night Watch — New York, NY

Felonious

End of Watch April 13, 1836

Age 25

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Watchman L. Lewis Leuba died of injuries he received two days earlier when he was stabbed while making an arrest.

Watchman Leuba, and approximately 12 other watchmen went to 42 Bowery, Manhattan, to arrest five males on a warrant. The men resisted and while Watchman Leuba and another watchman were struggling with one suspect, a second suspect stabbed Watchman Leuba in the back with a dirk. Watchman Leuba died two days later from the wound.

Both suspects were arrested and charged with murder. The suspect who stabbed Watchman Leuba was indicted for murder but later acquitted at trial.

Watchman Leuba was survived by his wife and four children.

Survivors

Watchman Leuba was survived by his wife and four children.

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190 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Watchman Leuba served with the New York City Night Watch.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department New York City Night Watch

Type Other

Location New York, NY

Platform Identity nynw.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 13, 1836

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Stabbed

Weapon Edged weapon; Dirk

Watchman Luciese Lewis Leuba is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New York City Night Watch, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

New York City Night Watch

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

NY — Statewide

728

of 2,147 officers

33.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious