Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Albert Leppert suffered a fatal heart attack after he had gone to a local supply company to purchase supplies for the crime scene office.
He was loading the van when he suffered the heart attack and died at the scene.
Detective Leppert had been with the North Charleston Police Department for 13 years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Leppert gave the North Charleston Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the North Charleston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Leppert.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Albert Leppert 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 SC, 20 of 438 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At North Charleston Police Dept., 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Leppert's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Leppert Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Leppert is highlighted in Apr.
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