Keizer Police officer Eric Jefferson, along with his K9, Buster, chats with community members at KeizerFEST in August. Jefferson retired in November after 30 years as a cop (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings).
When he was 17 years old, Eric Jefferson admitted that he didn’t think highly of police. However, it was the influence of former Salem cop Paul Wilson, who was a Student Resource . . .