Leslie P. Hollers

Rapid City Police Dept. — Rapid City, SD

Felonious

End of Watch September 16, 1985

Age 25

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Patrolman Hollers was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while at a call of a dead dog in the road. Patrolman Hollers had positioned his patrol car in the center lane, angled towards the oncoming traffic. The female driver of an approaching vehicle did not see the patrol car and kept coming. The driver struck Patrolman Hollers as he dragging the dog out of traffic. A blood test later showed that the driver was intoxicated, but no charges were ever filed. Patrolman Hollers had served with the agency for 1 year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and parents.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Patrolman Hollers gave the Rapid City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Rapid City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hollers.

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

Agency

Department Rapid City Police Dept.

Location Rapid City, SD

Platform Identity rpd.pennington.sd.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 16, 1985

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Not charged

Patrolman Leslie P. Hollers 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 SD, 36 of 62 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.1% of this state's fallen. That is 3.9 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Rapid City Police Dept., 5 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Rapid City Police Dept.

of 8 officers

62.5% Felonious

SD — Statewide

of 62 officers

58.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious