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Leo J. LaVelle • Trooper – District 7 • Served - March 8, 1933 to November 24, 1934

  • Andrew Bartlett
  • Nov 24, 1934
  • 1 min read


Trooper Leo LaVelle succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle crash two months earlier while on patrol on Route 80 near Rapids City.


Trooper LaVelle was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Illinois State Police for one year. He had previously worked with the Los Angeles Police Department, California, for nine years. He was survived by his wife, son, mother, and two sisters.

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