Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Rudy Ledezma suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to stop a suspect wanted for assaulting a police officer the previous week.
He was on patrol when he spotted the suspect's car on Manana Boulevard at approximately 1:35 pm. He radioed dispatch as he turned around to stop the vehicle. As he attempted to catch the vehicle, he suffered a heart attack causing his patrol car to crash into a wall and a parked car. He was transported to Plains Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead one hour later.
Patrolman Ledezma was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm.
Survivors
He had served with the Clovis Police Department for three years and is survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.
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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 Ledezma gave the Clovis Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Clovis community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Rodolfo Ledezma served in the U.S. Air Force (1971â1980) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Rodolfo Ledezma is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In NM, 6 of 193 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.1% of this state's fallen. That is 3.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rodolfo Ledezma's cause is highlighted.
How Rodolfo Ledezma Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Rodolfo Ledezma is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
Military Service
Rodolfo Ledezma served in the U.S. Air Force (1971–1980) before joining law enforcement.
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