Lieutenant Hafner is retiring from the Billings Police Department with 20+ years of service on Thursday, June 16, 2016. The retirement ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 2:30 pm in the Police Training Facility at 4810 Midland Road. Below is a short bio of Lt Hafner’s career with the BPD.
Hired October 1995
Worked all 3 shifts
Detective from 2003 – 2006
Promoted to Sergeant 2006
Sgt of Patrol 2006 – 2011
Sgt of Detectives 2011-2013
Promoted to Lieutenant June 2013.
Lieutenant of Night Shift 2013-2015
Admin Lieutenant 2015-2016
Special duties:
Taser instructor
Firearms instructor
SWAT instructor
Hostage Negotiator for 2 years.
SWAT member for over 12 years
MDT member at the CAC
Bike officer