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Police Officer

Leonard M. Steinkuhler

Lockport Police Department — Lockport, NY

Accident Veteran

End of Watch April 18, 1954

Age 38

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Leonard Steinkuhler succumbed to injuries sustained two nights earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic at Main Street and Locust Street. He was taken to Lockport City Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Officer Steinkuhler was a United States Army during World War II veteran and had served with the Lockport Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: 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 Steinkuhler gave the Lockport Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lockport 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

Department Lockport Police Department

Location Lockport, NY

Platform Identity lpd.niagara.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 18, 1954

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Leonard M. Steinkuhler served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Leonard M. Steinkuhler 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Lockport Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

NY — Statewide

645

of 2,147 officers

30% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leonard M. Steinkuhler's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Leonard M. Steinkuhler Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service