Rod Lazenby

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — ON

Felonious

End of Watch August 10, 2012

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 332

Incident

On August 10, 2012, Community Peace Officer Rod Lazenby was beaten and killed during an altercation with a suspect regarding an un-permitted dog kennel. Officer Lazenby was investigating the complaint at the Tangled Spur Ranch located north of Priddis. He had gone to the ranch to speak to the man about the repeated offense when a confrontation occurred and Officer Lazenby was critically injured. The suspect drove him to a police station in Calgary. Officer Lazenby was then transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. The suspect was charged with first degree murder. Officer Lazenby retired after 35 years with the RCMP and had taken a job as a peace officer with the Municipal District of Foothills where he served for three years. He is survived by his wife and three children. As we start 2026, we can look back and note that we have been very fortunate to not have lost anyone in Canada to a Line of Duty Death (LODD) these last two years. Since the launch of the Memorial Rib… Photo: Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady & James Pearson with Tumbleweed Spirits Co-Owner Mike Patterson Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady and …

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Lazenby served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lazenby.

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

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Location ON

Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 10, 2012

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Rod Lazenby 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 ON, 75 of 334 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 22.5% of this state's fallen. That is 31.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 75 of 333 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 22.5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

of 333 officers

22.5% Felonious

ON — Statewide

of 334 officers

22.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious