Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Vincent Leusch succumbed to injuries received when his patrol car was intentionally rammed by a suspect's vehicle during a vehicle pursuit. Officer Leusch had positioned his car across the roadway and was preparing to take cover when the suspect vehicle intentionally struck his patrol car at 2nd Avenue and Maitland Avenue. He was thrown 40 feet. Officer Leusch was transported to the Daniel Freeman Hospital, where he succumbed to leg, head, and back injuries ten days later. The two juvenile suspects were arrested a short time later. One of the subjects was convicted of second-degree murder. Officer Leusch was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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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.
Police Officer Leusch gave the Los Angeles Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community, and 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
Vincent Lawrence Leusch served in the U.S. Army (1965â1971) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Vincent Lawrence Leusch 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Los Angeles Police Department, 115 of 240 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vincent Lawrence Leusch's cause is highlighted.
How Vincent Lawrence Leusch Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Vincent Lawrence Leusch is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Vincent Lawrence Leusch was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
Military Service
Vincent Lawrence Leusch served in the U.S. Army (1965–1971) before joining law enforcement.
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