Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace sir.

Shannon
concerned citizen

August 21, 2004

To all Family, Friends, and Co Workers of this Officer:

On Behalf of myself, and the Family of Police Officer Daniel Starks (Ft Myers Fl, E/O/W 10-25-03) we want you to know that you are all in our prayers! The Lord will sustain you as you go through this difficult, and trying time, but just remember your loved one is being cared for in Heaven, and is now eternally safe. We hope that you all remain as strong as possible, and know that we are all thinking of you. No words are quite ever adequate, but Police Officers make the ultimate sacrifice everyday, and our hope, and prayer is that they will always be remembered for their heroic efforts, and kind hearts.
Blessings Always,
Jessica Ruhl (Daniel’s Fiancée) & the Family of Officer Daniel Starks

August 20, 2004

Rest easy brother, The watch is ours now.

Officer
Atlanta Police

August 20, 2004

Rest In Peace Brother
Your Justice Will Come

Police Officer
Henderson PD NV

August 20, 2004

God bless the family of this officer. Rest in peace brother.

PO Sergio Montesino Sr.
City of Greenacres Police

August 19, 2004

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Police Officer Carlos Concepción-Quiñones and the Puerto Rico Police Department...our hearts and prayers are with you all...... Thank you for a job well done Carlos... rest in peace as you continue your watch from the heavens......your memory will never be forgotten...

God Bless....Be Safe..... and wear your vests...

Vin, Pook and all of us at beyond-the-blue

Vinman and Pooky -Site Owners
beyond-the-blue

August 19, 2004

Another brave officer has died doing what he wanted to do. May God grant his family and friends peace and understanding during this tragedy. You died a hero Officer Concepcion. Rest in peace sir.

Captain Robert W. Cannon, Ret.
Vermilion Co, Il. Sheriff's Dept.

August 18, 2004

My family would like to send our heartfelt sympathies to the family, friends, & fellow co-workers of P.O. Carlos Concepcion-Quinones.
You're in our thoughts and prayers. May God watch over all the brave men and women in law
enforcement who put their lives on the line everyday as they serve & protect their communitites.
Your job is a difficult one and we truly appreciate all you do. God bless each & everyone of you.

Gail M Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit P.O. Jennifer Fettig eow 2-16-04

August 18, 2004

Agente Concepcion Quinones, a su familia y amigos, nuestras oraciones estan con ustedes...

Dios los Bendiga

terry miyares, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio Miyares, Hialeah PD< Fl 11/6/86

August 18, 2004

I would like to extend my condolences to Officer Concepcion's family and friends, and to the men and women of the Puerto Rico Police Department. My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time of tragedy. Rest in peace Officer Concepcion, your duty here is done.

Deputy Sheriff
Butte County Sheriff's Office

August 18, 2004

Rest Easy Brother Carlos, the Watch is Ours Now and Yours was with Honor. Our Thoughts and Prayers are
with your Family, Friends and Co-Workers.

APD #128
Altoona Police Dept. Altoona, Pa

August 18, 2004

BUFFALO, NEW YORK

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE
OFFICERS WISH TO SEND OUR CONDOLENCES.
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH
OFFICER QUINONES, HIS FAMILY AND CO-
WORKERS.

GOD BLESS...

PO ERNEST G. PENN
DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE

August 18, 2004

“When God made Peace Officers….”

When the lord was creating Peace Officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, Have you read the spec on this order? A Peace Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle their uniform.

They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day.

They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half- eaten meals. And they have to have six pairs of hands.

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands….No Way.”

“It’s not the hands that are causing me the problems,” said the Lord, “It’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”

That’s on the standard model? asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, “May I see what’s in there sir?” (When they already know and wishes they had taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of their head for their partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, “ You’ll be alright ma’am, when they know it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve,” rest and work tomorrow.”

“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on civil service paycheck.”

The angel circled the model of the Peace Officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.

“You bet,” said the Lord, “It can tell you elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in it’s sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps it’s sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in HELL, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family’ and then read in the daily paper how Law Enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Peace Officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.”

“That’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “It’s a tear.”

“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.

“It’s for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, and for justice.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked sober. “I didn’t put it there,” he said.


Anonymous

Senior Instructor
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

August 18, 2004

Dios parado y hecho frente del policía,
Cuál debe venir siempre pasar.
Él esperaba que sus zapatos brillaran,
Apenas tan brillantemente como su latón.

"paso adelante ahora, policía.
¿Cómo tratar de usted?
¿Usted ha dado vuelta siempre a la otra mejilla?
¿A mi iglesia téngale sido verdad?"

El policía ajustó sus hombros y dijo,
"ningún señor, Conjeturo que no es I,
Porque los de nosotros que lleven una divisa no pueden siempre ser un
santo."

He tenido que trabajar la mayoría de los domingos,
y mi charla era ocasionalmente áspera,
y he sido a veces violento,
Porque las calles son terriblemente resistentes.

Pero nunca tomé un penique,
Ésa no era mina a guardar aunque trabajé muchos del tiempo
suplementario en que las cuentas consiguieron apenas demasiado
escarpadas.

Y nunca pasé un grito para la ayuda,
Sin embargo en el tiempo sacudarí con miedo.
Y a veces, El dios me perdona,
He llorado unmanly los rasgones.

Sé que no merezco un lugar entre la gente aquí.
Nunca quisieran que alrededor excepto calmara su miedo.

Si usted tiene un lugar para mí aquí, Señor,
No necesita ser tan magnífico.
Nunca contaba con o tenía demasiado,
Pero si usted no entenderé.

Había un silencio todo alrededor del trono donde los santos habían
pisado a menudo.
Como el policía esperó reservado,
Para el juicio de su dios.

"paso adelante ahora, policía,
Usted ha llevado sus cargas bien.
Caminata venida un golpe en las calles del cielo,
Usted ha hecho su tiempo en infierno "

GREGG HOUSTON
SOUTH CAROLINA

August 17, 2004

On behalf of the Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Division Of Law Enforcment, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family friends, and fellow officers, of our brother Carlos. May justice prevail!

Officer D. Cruz
Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Division Of Law Enforce

August 17, 2004

“REMEMBER ME”
Law enforcement officers are, indeed, a special breed of people. Ask anyone on the street and they will tell you that they would not have our jobs for anything in the world. It takes something special to do what we do and at the same time be able to even contemplate retirement. We try to be optimists. Unfortunately, there are a few of us who will never make that date with retirement. By the very nature of our job, we are at risk everyday of losing our lives, either at the hand of some deranged individual or in some other situation that we, by virtue of our occupation, may be unable to avoid. Some people have recognized the hazardous duties we involve ourselves in, the risks we take, and the pride we take in accomplishing that job. There is National Law Enforcement Week, dedicated to us who gladly accept the responsibility of protecting the citizens in our respective jurisdictions. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day is dedicated to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. These are but a two examples of remembrances specifically for law enforcement personnel. Remembrances that come but once a year. We should remind fellow officers of another type of remembrance, one that will last a lifetime. Sooner or later, a doctor will pronounce us dead. It is inevitable. Regardless of whatever happens, death is the end we will all have to face.
“IT IS IN DEATH THAT WE CAN LIVE FOREVER”
This was written by an unknown author.

Jim Moore
New Orleans PD, Retired

August 17, 2004

God bless you and your family at this time of sorrow.

DE
St. Louis City Police

August 17, 2004

Vuelve a caer otro hermano en azul a manos de un criminal que sin piedad no penso ni por un segundo que este ser humano lo esperaba su familia.Mi hermano que dios te tenga en la gloria y dios bendiga a tu familia.God bless all police officers who risk there lives to save others.

agente montesino 26516
policia de puerto rico

August 17, 2004

My prayers and thoughts are with you, your family, and your friends as we mourn your ultimate sacrifice. God Bless .

Police Officer
Chicago Police Department

August 17, 2004

To the family, friends and Co-workers of Officer Carlos my prayers are with you. You are going through so much right now, and it will seem to get harder and harder everyday that he is not with you. Just hold on to the memories, and he will always be in your hearts.
Thank you Officer Carlos for your sacrifice, your family will miss you everyday, but we will never forget...

Connie Barker
Mother of P.O. Clint Walker E.O.W. 1-14-04

August 17, 2004

My deepest condolences to the family of Officer Concepcion-Quiñones. May you rest in peace. Que Dios bendiga a toda su familia y amigos.

Teresa Goss
ShaDco, Jacksonville, Fl

August 17, 2004

Officer Concepción God be with those you left behind. Your a true HERO!

Tonya Stephenson
Delaware County PA USA

August 17, 2004

god bless you and your family

skip roberson

August 17, 2004

I am sorry about the murder of officer concepcion. We will keep him and his family in our prayers.

Police Officer
Metropolitan nashville Police department

August 17, 2004

You are in my prayers.

Ofc. S.L. Coffman #15174
California Highway Patrol

August 17, 2004