Incident
Officer Leslie Chamberlin was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to stop a speeder. Another car pulled into his path at the intersection of 48th Street and Dodge Street, causing a collision.
Survivors
Officer Chamberlin was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Chamberlin served with the Omaha Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Chamberlin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Omaha Police Department has lost 25 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Leslie is one of 36 officers lost to accidents in NE, 23.8% of the 151 remembered there.
Leslie is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Leslie is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1935, 1 officer in NE was lost to accidents, the 5th heaviest of 32 years on record. The heaviest was 1917, with 2.
In 1935, 99 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 8th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1935, 107 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Leslie was 22. Of the 33 lost to accidents in NE whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 53; the middle age was 40.
Leslie was 22. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Leslie was 22. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
July holds 5.6% of these deaths in NE; January holds the most, 13.9%. Mondays: 19.4%.
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.
July holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 12% of all 25 deaths at Omaha Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 23.8% of all 151 deaths in NE, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Omaha Police Department has 25 officers remembered here, Leslie among them.
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Thomas A. Welch Aug 17, 1866
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Jeremiah McCheane Jun 26, 1870
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Dan D. Tiedeman
Jun 9, 1897
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Samuel S. Drummy
Feb 15, 1908
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Lafayette A. Smith
Jan 14, 1909
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Thomas Ring
Feb 10, 1915
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William Good
Mar 31, 1916
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Frank Rooney
Jan 31, 1918
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Frank J. Murphy, Jr.
Jul 23, 1919
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Arthur G. Cooper
Feb 1, 1921
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James E. Scott Feb 10, 1922
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Frank S. Aughe
Jan 31, 1924
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William M. Davis
Feb 25, 1927
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Fred A. Kruger
Nov 17, 1930
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James J. Sullivan
Apr 4, 1931
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Reynold Wolfe
Feb 23, 1935
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Leslie G. Chamberlin
Jul 29, 1935
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Joseph J. Treglia
Jul 17, 1936
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John E. Costello
May 30, 1961
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Larry D. Minard, Sr.
Aug 17, 1970
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Paul Albert Nields
Jun 6, 1974
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James B. Wilson, Jr.
Aug 20, 1995
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Jason Pratt
Sep 19, 2003
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Gregory Keith Hamill
Feb 19, 2014
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Kerrie Sue Orozco
May 20, 2015
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 41-W
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