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Don E. Riffe Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 59

Race : White

Date : 01/20/2022

Location : 1000 Viking Drive

City : Hillsboro

County : Jefferson

State : Missouri

Agency : Jefferson College Police Department

Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness

Event : Officer died from COVID-19 contracted on duty

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/20/2022, Jefferson College Police Chief Don E. Riffe Jr. died after an extended hospitalization from COVID-19 that line-of-duty memorial sources say he contracted through presumed on-duty exposure. He served seven years with the Jefferson College Police Department and had previously served more than 30 years with the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division. State and memorial records list him as 59 years old.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/25885-chief-of-police-don-riffe