Police Officer David R. Loeffler, Minneapolis Police Department

Police Officer David R. Loeffler, Minneapolis Police Department

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . .

Police Officer David R. Loeffler Minneapolis Police Department Minnesota End of Watch: Friday, May 29, 2009 Biographical Info Age: 36 Tour of Duty: 6 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Date of Incident: Saturday, March 15, 1997 Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved Suspect Info: Not available Officer David Loeffler succumbed to injuries sustained 12 years earlier when he was struck by a drunk driver. He and his partner had stopped on Broadway, near Bryant Avenue, to help a drunk man who was walking in traffic. As Officer Loeffler spoke to the man in front of the patrol car another vehicle, driven by a drunk driver, struck him and the patrol car, severing one of his legs. Officer Loeffler passed away from complications of the original injury on May 29, 2009. He had served with the Minneapolis Police Department for only six months at the time of the incident. Agency Contact Information Minneapolis Police Department 350 South Fifth Street Room 130 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Phone: (612) 673-2853 Please contact the Minneapolis Police Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.