Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You are truely missed my frien and will never be forgotten. You will forever be in my thoughts and prayers. Your friend forever.

Captain Eric Deist
Kansas Department of Corrections

May 29, 2008

I HEARD ABOUT THIS ONE NIGHT WHILE WATCHING LOCKDOWN, IM TRULY SORRY ABOUT THIS MY PRAYERS ARE WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY HE IS IN BETTER HANDS NOW.

just somebody who cares

April 21, 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

February 22, 2008

i love you dad forever

aleesha martinez
daughter

November 29, 2007

dad we still miss u and we never will forget u rest in peace dad yur never forgoten

aleesha martinez
Daughter

September 21, 2007

Rest in Peace Sir.

June 29, 2006

Seven years ago today Corporal
Wayne Martinez lost his life in the service of his country. We will always remember the courage of this true hero. All of our shifts are dedicated to his memory hoping that in some small way this will bring a sense of peace to those who knew and loved him.

OMY/COP/WPD
6/29/04

Chief of Police / Olen M. Young
Wauneta PD Nebraska

June 29, 2004

its been a while since you left us. you are gone but never forgotten, rest in peace brother.

Cpl. A. James
Wyoming Department of Corrections