Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I started my Law Enforcement career in 1984 at Lepanto Police Department in Arkansas. I served until 2015 as a Lepanto Officer and an Investigator at Poinsett Co. Sheriffs' Office. I have seen several fellow officers give the ultimate sacrifice in my time as an Officer. I was made aware of Officer Rinks service and ultimate death today April 8, 2022. I met Rink's grandson, Steve Rinks, who is also a retired Law Enforcement Officer today. It was an Honor. This line of work is a Brotherhood. Each member is saddened by the death of another. My condolences to Officer Rinks family.

David Layman - Retired
Marked Tree Police Department

April 8, 2022

Never forgotten. Thank you for keeping our communities safe. God bless

Special Agent-in-Charge Diane Upchurch
FBI - Little Rock

April 29, 2017

Rest In Peace Marshal Rinks, your service and sacrifice is remembered.

Sgt. Jarrod L. Wilson / K9 Officer
West Virginia Division Of Corrections

April 29, 2013

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 60th 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 who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

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

Rest In Peace.

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

April 29, 2012

Rest in Peace, Marshal Rinks. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

June 8, 2009

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

Pat Van Den Berghe
MANCHESTER, NH

April 29, 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

August 8, 2007

My grandfather paid the ultimate price. I think of him often. Unfortunately his was killed just prior to my birth, but we do have a special bond (law enforcement). Semper Fidelis

Lieutenant Steve Rinks
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, California

April 1, 2004