End of Watch: Police Officer Leann Simpson
Police Officer Leann Simpson
Philadelphia Police Department, Mississippi
End of Watch Saturday, November 24, 2018
BIO
Age 23
Tour 1 year, 3 months
Badge 88
Military Veteran
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause Automobile crash
Police Officer Leann Simpson was killed in a vehicle collision on West Beacon Street while responding to assist deputies on a traffic stop shortly after 2:00 am.
Deputies from the Neshoba County Sheriff’s Office were on a traffic stop on Highway 16 and dispatchers were unable to establish contact with them. Dispatch requested that officers from the Philadelphia Police Department respond to check on the deputies. Officer Simpson’s patrol car hit a light pole and flipped several times as she responded, causing her to suffer fatal injuries.
Officer Simpson was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 15 months.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Chief of Police Grant Myers
Philadelphia Police Department
523 Main Street
Philadelphia, MS 39350
Phone: (601) 656-2131
