Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I have just read that the FBI has removed the suspect from the Most Wanted List due to his approx. current age. This should not have occurred as the suspect has been witnessed in France in 2006. A person that commits such a heinous crime should always be pursued and the case should never close until capture and conviction. This does not appear a wise decision by the FBI. God bless Officer Adams and his family. May they eventually receive answers.

Mike

October 27, 2008

I never got to meet you Greg, but you were my mother's first cousin and i always remember hearing about you when i was young through your wonderful mother, Lena, and my family. I feel like i owe you this dedication because you are a large reason for why i always wanted to be a police officer. I wanted to catch all of the bad guys, and especially the man who killed you. I'm ashamed to admit it, but yesterday was the first day i visited your grave, but i said as soon as i got into the academy the first thing i would do when i received my badge was go to your grave and honor you. My integrity will never falter as i know what kind of man you were and i know that i want to be as good as an officer as you were. I hope that i can make you proud and do everything i can to be a good officer. I pray that your family continues to thrive and that when may day comes i can finally meet you up in heaven. Thank you for your dedication and service. You are gone but never forgotten.

Patrol Officer Jeff Paroli (4128)
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

February 16, 2008

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

January 24, 2008

Happy Holidays Chief, as we honor and remember you one year later as we always will.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police

December 4, 2007

Only one other face formerly posted on the "Most Wanted List," is etched more clearly in my mind - James Earl Ray.

As of March 2007, the anal pore suspected of killing Chief Adams, was wanted longer than anyone else that I know of, who made the “Most Wanted List.” I was not happy to see Donald Eugene Webb, removed from the F.B.I.’s “Most Wanted List,” this past Spring.

There were always speculations that Webb may not have even survived his injuries received during his attack upon Chief Adams. Yet, a decade later, in a letter to the F. B. I., someone claiming to be Webb, sought forgiveness from the Adams Family.

Chief Adams:

You are most certainly not forgotten.

Maj M. B. Parlor
USMC / LAPD

December 4, 2007

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service, this writer prays that justice will be served soon on your behalf

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

December 3, 2007

I was just a kid growing up in Saxonburg when you were shot. I worked at the local Pizza Shack, where you used to come in sometimes for lunch. I just want you to know, Chief, that you are not forgotten and never will be.

Addison Steiner
Friend

November 18, 2007

Chief, I wanted to say when I was younger, I saw the story of your death on Unsolved Mysteries. Im saddened that your killer has not yet been brought to justice. I did after seeing that join a police explorer program and now have been in L/E or almost 10 years total. We'll keep looking, bless you and your family. I hope to see you and all fallen hero's in heavens roll call someday..Godspeed!

Ofc. Aaron P. Sparks
Gilmanton NH police Department

February 14, 2007

A hero never dies Chief. May you always walk with God and watch over your brother and sister officers from above.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police

December 4, 2006

Hero's and the sacrifices they make are never forgotten. Chief Adams, you are a true hero and you are not forgotten.

SPO
Salem, Va

December 4, 2006

I grew up in Saxonburg. At the age of 5 I sat on Gregs lap for a picture that would soon end up in the Butler Eagle promoting block parents in 1979. Who ever knew that 25 years later I would become an Alaska State Trooper and then move onto Captain of Police for Houston Alaska. I serve with dedication and honor and will forever try to live up to the childhood hero I knew as Chief Adams.

Captain John Rhyshek
Houston Police Dept.

December 1, 2006

I have just been made aware of this website, through the Tragic loss of a Trooper I worked with.
Greg was my fathers Second Cousin, I remember him to be a wonderful man, a loving father and husband.
I prayer they catch the man who did this. Good Bless Mary Ann and the boys...
Chrissy Eyler

PCO
Penna State Police

June 27, 2004

TO THE FAMILY,
I AM YOUR COUSIN. MY MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME IS DARLENE BOWSER. I WAS 11 WHEN MY MOTHERS COUSIN GREG ADAMS WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. I REMEMBER GOING TO THE FUNERAL. IVE BEEN CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS IN V.A. I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS TO ONE OF MY OFFICERS AND DECIDED TO TRY TO LOOK UP THIS INFORMATION. IF YOU READ THIS I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU. THINKING OF GREG.

YOUR COUSIN PETE

CHIEF PETER J. MONTELEONE
SHENANDOAH POLICE DEPT. V.A.

October 24, 2003

I would like to send my condolences to the family of Chief Adams. I recently became interested in a case involving a person. This person fit alot of the same characteristics including age, hgt, wgt, and profile. However after thorough checking of fingerprints a match was not made. I hope this killer is brought to justice. I would like the family to know that police officers are still trying to get the person and will not give up.

Blaine Ritchie, Patrol-k-9

Ptl. B.H. Ritchie
Parkersburg W.V.