(LAWRENCE, Ind.) – The Lawrence Police Department has unveiled a monument at its new
headequarters, honoring the department’s only line-of-duty death.
Craig Herbert died 16 years ago when a 15-year-old boy stole a van and led police on a 100-mile-
an-hour chase before crashing into Herbert’s squad car. Lawrence Police included the memorial in
plans for their new headquarters which opened last year. Chief David Hofmann says with the
black granite monument’s dedication, the new building finally feels complete.
A small marker at the Lawrence Government Center has honored Herbert since shortly after his
death, but Hofmann says that memorial is at ground level and hard to see, and in an area where