Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Would like to thank everyone who took the time to send and support my famiy in keeping this cop killer behind bars. We seek justice for my husband who gave his life trying to make the city a safer and better place to live.

Linda Sledge

August 16, 2012

A "No parole" letter has been sent, so your cowardly killer remains locked up - and denied the pleasure of living in a world that you made safe for all of us.

Det. Billy Russo (Ret)
Nassau County, NY Police Department

August 15, 2012

I remember watching this on the evening news when I was 15. NYC had an average of 10 police officers killed per year in those days. Five years later I joined the force.

Lt. Ralph DelSardo
NYPD

August 15, 2012

As the grandson of a retired NYPD officer, my NO PAROLE letters are going out tomorrow. RIP Officer Sledge, and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!

Gregory Leeb
Grandson of retired NYPD officer

August 14, 2012

as a police officers wife I wouldnt want the men who took my husbands life unneccessarily to be let out on parole. He doesnt deserve life because it wasnt his place to take someone elses

Tonya Cannon
officer's spouse

August 14, 2012

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

August 14, 2012

My letter went out today Officer Sledge, Thank you for your service. God Bless you and your Family, Brother of the Badge.

Retired Police Officer Bob Reed
South Lake Tahoe Police Department

August 14, 2012

My letter to the parole Board is on the way Frank. The reflections left in yout honor are tribute to an amazing officer. May God bless your family.

Major Larry Carter
Norfolk Sheriff's Office VA

August 14, 2012

A "No Parole" letter for the thug that killed you has been sent. You will never be forgotten!

Kristi
Surviving Daughter of Special Agent J. Robert Porter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E.O.W. 8/9/79

August 10, 2012

Officer Sledge's NO PAROLE Letter is on its way to NYC parole board as I sit and write this note. I never had the pleasure of meeting Officer Sledge but I know what it is like to lose your HERO. I can only imagine the pain that is caused every time one of these murderers get out of prison. I do NOT believe in parole and DO believe in the death penalty.

Cynthia West Monroe, LA
Survivor (41+yrs)
May God bless and protect all of you.
WMPD are my HEROes always at the top of my prayer list.

August 9, 2012

I heard of the story of Officer Sledge from a long time resident of Canarsie where I now live. Therefore I must pay tribute to the man for his heroism, for it is cops like him who keep Canarsie safe.
Is is also fitting to know that as recent as this week, a movie was being produced about the Sledge incident.
I also hope they never let Crazy Sal out of jail

Keith Michael Austin
Canarsie resuident

June 8, 2012

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 32nd 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.

Time never diminishes respect, and your memory will always be honored and revered. .

I pray for solace for all those that love and remember you for I know both the pain and pride are forever. I hold your family in my heart's embrace today

.Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

January 28, 2012

I remember officer Cecil Sledge from my hang-out at PS 279, he kept a vigilant watch over us unruly teens, on one evening he saved the life of a teen who was going into convulsions caused by a drug overdose, this being a regular occurrence at the PS 279 park. I have kept his memory always, he seemed tough but we could feel his concern was only for our safety. I am now almost 55 yrs old, It has been 40yrs since I last hung-out in a park after dark. I just wanted his family and fellow officers to know he is remembered. G-D bless Officer Cecil Sledge and his family.
The Berman Clan
Canarsie KId
Glenn Berman
January 16, 2011

Citizen
Acquaintance

January 16, 2012

I remember officer Cecil Sledge from my hang-out at PS 279, he kept a vigilant watch over us unruly teens, on one evening he saved the life of a teen who was going into convulsions caused by a drug overdose, this being a regular occurrence at the PS 279 park. I have kept his memory always, he seemed tough but we could feel his concern was only for our safety. I am now almost 55 yrs old, It has been 40yrs since I last hung-out in a park after dark. I just wanted his family and fellow officers to know he is remembered. G-D bless Officer Cecil Sledge and his family.
The Berman Clan
Canarsie KId
Glenn Berman
January 16, 2011

Citizen
Acquaintance

January 16, 2012

I will never forget Office Sledge. I was just a kid in Canarsie, Brooklyn and Office Sledge would clear me & my friends out of the park of PS 242 if it got past 10pm at night. He was tough but it was because he wanted to keep the neighborhood as safe as possible and make sure us kids didnt get into too much trouble.

I will never forget the day when Office Sledge pulled over Crazy Sal & Sal shot him and then Officer Sledge's coat or something got caught on bumper and he was dragged for blocks. I was traumatized. And then on the news later that night we saw that he had a wife & two little kids and then we felt even worse.

It's been 31 years since his death but I've never forgot Office Sledge and what happened that day.
God Bless

tracey
a kid from the neighborhood

August 2, 2011

Frank-

From Alabama to Brooklyn-31 years later you are still
"The Finest."

RIP Brother

TPF/SCU

February 13, 2011

Frank;
30 Years ago tonight I will never forget. I always have you on my mind. You were a great cop. Rest in peace.
Tony Molinaro

PO Anthony F. Molinaro
69th Pct Retired

January 27, 2010

God bless sir. Thank you for your sacrifice, we will take it from here.

Deputy Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

July 15, 2009

Frank;
28 years ago is a night I'll never forget. I think of that night often. I am not going to get into the particulars. But as I grow old that night is always with me. God Rest your soul.

Anthony F Molinaro PO Retired
69th Pct

January 28, 2009

I said a little prayer today for Police Officer Sledge and his family. He may be gone but never forgotten. He will always be a New York HERO.

Robyn Wilkes

January 19, 2009

I will never ever forget that night at the 69. It was the first of many that I would spend there. You are missed and will never be forgotten.

Linda Adelson LoGatto
widow of P.O. Joseph Anthony LoGatto

June 17, 2008

Officer Sledge, thank you for your service and dedication. You will not be forgotten. Rest in peace.

Michelle - wife of Retired LEO

March 11, 2008

Tomorrow will be twentyeight years from that horrific night that I will never forget. I think of you all the time. I have nothing more to say. Frank, God Bless your Soul.

PO Anthony F Molinaro
69th Pct Retired

January 27, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOU ARE A HERO JUST BY THE PROFESSION YOU CHOSE.

Pat Van Den Berghe
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

January 25, 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
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

January 2, 2008