Leonard J. LaManna

Watertown Police Department — Watertown, CT

Cardiac

End of Watch November 18, 1961

Age 34

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Patrolman Officer Leonard LaManna suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to assist at a fire scene at the Dora Drazen Shop at 11 Leavenworth Street. He was assisting other officers with traffic duty when he collapsed. He was transported to St. Mary's Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Officer LaManna had served with the Waterbury Police Department for 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer LaManna gave the Waterbury Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Waterbury community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer LaManna.

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

Agency

Department Watertown Police Department

Location Watertown, CT

Platform Identity watepd.naugatuck.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 18, 1961

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Patrol Officer Leonard J. LaManna is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CT, 14 of 169 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.3% of this state's fallen. That is 4.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Watertown Police Department, 2 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 18.2% of this agency's fallen.

Watertown Police Department

of 11 officers

18.2% Cardiac

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

8.3% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac