Lane County Sheriff's Office

HALL OF HONOR

Chief Criminal Detective David Hefner

IN MEMORY OF..."Those who asked so little and sacrificed so much."


Chief Criminal Detective David D. Hefner responded to a family disturbance call in the River Road area. During the altercation, Detective Hefner was shot in the back. Detective Hefner spent four months in a local hospital. As his progress worsened, Detective Hefner was transported to a naval base hospital. He died enroute. 

July 13, 1957