Jun 4, 2009 9:46 pm US/Central
Final Farewell For Former MPD Officer
RICHFIELD, Minn. (WCCO) ―
Dozens of officers joined friends and family to say a final farewell to David Loeffler. Loeffler is a former Minneapolis police officer who died last week at the age of 36.
Twelve years ago, Loeffler lost a leg after being hit by a drunk driver when he stopped to help a drunken pedestrian in North Minneapolis.
Loeffler continued a career in public service, despite being in frequent pain from his accident. He earned a law degree, worked in the Minnesota Attorney General's Office and most recently was a prosecutor in Aitkin, Minn.
A Minneapolis Police Department Honor Guard participated in the funeral at a church in Richfield.

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