Roll of Honor
Incident
Motorcycle Officer Calbert Leedom was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty. Officer Leedom was on his way home when the rear tire of his motorcycle blew out causing him to lose control of the motorcycle. He struck first a light pole and then the concrete bridge abutment of the Earl street viaduct. Although fire department personnel were on the scene within minutes, Officer Leedom was already dead, dying of hemorrrhages of the brain and internal organs. He was buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, St Paul, Minnesota. Officer Leedom had served with the agency for 2 years and had previously served with the United States Army.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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 Leedom gave the Saint Paul Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Calbert H. Leedom served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Calbert H. Leedom is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Saint Paul Police Department, 11 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Calbert H. Leedom's cause is highlighted.
How Calbert H. Leedom Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Calbert H. Leedom is highlighted in Jun.
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