Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

NEVER FORGOTTEN!
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Monica Zahasky
Cops Cycling for Survivors

November 14, 2017

I'm Larry's step daughter and want to say he was a wonderful father to me I've never forgot his strength his picture hangs in my living room and I will never forget him miss him may justice be served one day

christie watson
step daughter

February 21, 2017

Rest in peace my brother.

Lt. Ron (Urby) Urbanski Retired
Hammond Police dept

November 19, 2015

A special thank you to all the detectives and those that served to deliver justice. I am the niece of Uncle Larry, and his mother, Irene Pucalik's great grand daughter. I witnessed the great grief my grandmother went through, and that of Larry's brother, Edward Brown, my grandfather. I only wished they would have lived to see justice served, but then I suppose they all know now.

Christine Hackett
Niece

November 16, 2014

IN HONORE CASORUM
The promise... Always honored, never forgotten.

Sgt. T. J. Jones.
Greater Cleveland Transit Police Department, Ohio

November 14, 2014

Rest in Peace, Patrolman Pucalik. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

February 17, 2013

Thankyou to everyone after all these years,may the man up above finally bring justice!

your nephew
Nephew

August 10, 2012

My friend Larry, They finally caught the dirtbags that shot you. May you now truly rest in peace.

Sergeant Sharon Steele
Emory & Hammond PD

July 27, 2012

R.I.P. Justice will be served!

Since I'm from the Chicago area, I have to wonder, if somehow Officer Pucalik and I aren't related....

Retired Chief Tim Puclik II
Lahoma Oklahoma

July 9, 2012

Thankyou all dedicated Officers for your tenacity. May this help his family in whatever way it can... May he continue to rest in peace. A daughter of a fellow officer, from Gary,In. who now lives in Heaven too.

Karin Scheerer

July 9, 2012

A hero to more than he knows. ©2004

Emory - Ephrata, WA
brother of Ferry County WA Undersheriff Matthew J Lane, EOW 5/30/2003

July 9, 2012

Thank You !!!

I have been thinking about this case for almost 32 years.

Rest in Peace Officer Larry Pucalik.

Lt. Ross Fuller
Metra Transit Police

June 24, 2012

I was working a beat car in Harvey, Illinois on the night of Friday, November 14, 1980. Some detectives from Hammond PD arrived and were looking for a suspect that lived in Harvey. They handed out fliers and my partner and I began looking around the general area of his listed residence. we never located the suspect.

Years later as a Harvey Detective I was approached by a Hammond Detective who was about to retire. He was concerned that the investigation would fade away after he was gone. I assured him that people were working on it. Many years went by, and just recently I was made aware that people are still working on it!

To the family and friends of fallen Officer Larry Pucalik I say, have faith, justice is sometimes very slow coming. Some real good guys are still working to see that justice is served. With any luck at all, this over 30 year old investigation may lead to criminal prosecution of the offender.

I still think about this case, all the time...

Lt. Ross Fuller
Metra Transit Police Department

October 3, 2011

In the past few years I have had the privilage of coming to know family members of Officer Pucalik.I haven't had a conversation with a Hammond Police Officer who did not know the name Larry Pucalik.

Anonymous

November 26, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 30th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

How your family's grief must have been exacerbated by the verdict.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mom of fallen officer Larry Lasater

November 14, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 30th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

How your family's grief must have been exacerbated by the verdict.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mom of fallen officer Larry Lasater

November 14, 2010

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

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

November 30, 2007

"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

October 23, 2007

Just wanted to thank you for your service.

Police Officer
Phoenix PD

September 24, 2007

I WAS HIRED THE SAME YEAR LARRY WAS. I HAVE RECENTLY RETIRED. I OFTEN WONDER WHERE HE WOULD BE TODAY IF NOT FOR THAT GOD FORSAKEN MORNING AT THE HOLIDAY INN. LARRY IS MISSED AND WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF MY MEMORY.

RETIRED BROTHER
CHARLES (TONY) MYSZAK

CHARLES MYSZAK/ RETIRED DET SGT.
HAMMOND

February 24, 2007

Hero's are never forgotten. Rest in peace and continue your beat on the streets of heaven.

SPO
Salem, Va

November 14, 2006

Rest in peace blue angel! You will never be forgotten!

dhs

December 14, 2005

Officer Pucalik,
On today, the 25th anniversary of your murder,I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens Hammond. It's a shame the judicial system couldn't do it's job for you.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

November 14, 2005

At the time Officer Pucalik was murdered, I was a civilian dispatcher for HPD and was on duty when the call came in about the armed robbery of the hotel and shooting of Officer Pucalik. He died in the arms of one of the responding officers. Larry was to have been honored later that same day for being the "Top Gun" on the department. This was the first line-of-duty death in which I had ever been a part and it made a huge impact on my life. Two years later I became an officer and carry the memory of what happened to Larry with me. I hope all of us in law enforcement learn something from the death of an officer, no matter how it happened. It is important to those who knew Officer Pucalik to know that he gave his life in defense of another's. For this reason, I participate in the Hammond Police Memorial Ceremony every year. His spirit lives on. Godspeed, Larry.

Officer Donna C. Hillier
Purdue University Calumet Police Department Hammond, IN