Lane County Sheriff's Department, Oregon Fallen Officers

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Lane County Sheriff's Department
Eugene, OR

Sheriff William W. Withers
Lane County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1903
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Charles Rollin Wicks
Lane County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1937
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff David Dawson Hefner
Lane County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Saturday, March 23, 1957
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Reserve Deputy Sheriff Robert Riley
Lane County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Sunday, August 17, 1958
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Carlton Edmund Smith
Lane County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Tuesday, July 6, 1965
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Curtis Avery Van Derson
Creswell Police Department, OR
EOW: Friday, November 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Roy Hugo Dirks
Lane County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Friday, April 11, 1975
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Carl L. Frazier
Lane County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Tuesday, October 9, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 8

Gunfire: 6
Heart attack: 1
Vehicular assault: 1

The Lane County Sheriff's Department is comprised of the following independent agencies and/or components (Note: Some of the agencies and/or components no longer exist):

Creswell Police Department

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