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- Nov. 05, 1971 -
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Creswell Police Dept. Patch
Resided: Creswell (Lane County)
OR, USA
Born: Unk  
Fallen: Nov. 05, 1971
Race/Sex: Caucasian Male / 31 yrs. of age
Agency
Dept: Creswell Police Dept. - OR
Creswell, OR   USA
County: Lane
Dept. Type: Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank: Officer
Sworn Date: Unk
FBI Class: Homicide - Ambush
Weapon Class: Firearm
Misc: PD Closed

Bio: Not Available
Survived by:
Wife
& daughter and son

Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: No Info
Location:   Creswell,   Lane County, OR   USA   Fri. Nov. 05, 1971
Summary: Officer Curtis Van Derson was shot and killed when he was ambushed while responding to a bank robbery call. He was shot by a suspect armed with a rifle who was in an ambush position across the street from the bank.

Disposition: The suspect who murdered Officer Van Derson served only 14 years in prison for the murder. He later was convicted of manslaughter for another murder and was again released from prison. In 2008 he was convicted of attempted murder for a plot to murder a Lane County deputy district attorney.

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Officer Van Derson was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.Forty years after the fact, it was decided that a plaque would honor him when the new City Hall is built in Creswell, as early as 2012.

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