Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My words can not express the saddness I feel for the loss of yet another fine police officer. There are many things I would like to say to you but please just know that there are many people that love and care for you and will be there for you now and as the days go to help you get through this terrible loss. May God walk with you and give you strength and comfort.
Love from a "Mom" of an officer killed in the line of duty Jan. 1998

February 10, 2005

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God", Matthew 5:9. Everyday I visit this site hoping not to find a new name added, but sadly another brother has fallen.
Thank you Sergeant Scarbrough for your service may God bless your family.

Officer Steven Gau
Miamisburg Police Dept.

February 10, 2005

Go rest in peace brother. You have served your time here in hell. Go to heaven and walk with the lord.

We have you 10-99 Sir. Good night.

Deputy
Michigan Sheriff Dept

February 10, 2005

God bless you and your family. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

DE
St. Louis City Police

February 10, 2005

God Bless the Family, Friends and fellow Officers. He will not be forgotten.

Sgt F Lehr & Family
Newark CA

February 10, 2005

Rest in Peace...

Police Officer
Syracuse Police Dept,NY

February 10, 2005

May you rest in peace, Sgt. Scarbrough. My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers.

Linda Lamm - LEO Wife and sister of
S/A Jay Balchunas EOW 11/05/04

February 10, 2005

To the family, friends, and co-workers my prayers and thoughts go out to all of you. It's going to be rough but each and everyone of you keep your head up. The special moments
and memories of Sgt Scarbrough
will never change. They will always be in your heart today and forevermore.
God Bless all of you.

Girlfriend of a Wayne County Airport Aut

February 10, 2005

Sir, rest now in peace. Those left behind will continue to do the right thing. Trust in God and fear nothing.

You will not be forgotten.

J.E. Deschenes #2552
Newington, CT

February 10, 2005

To the family and friends of Sgt. Scarbrough, and to the WCAAPD members, may God bless you and be with you in this time of sorrow. America lost another hero today; you are now 10-42 go walk a beat on Heaven's streets, you are a blue angel, R.I.P. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. God Speed Brother.

Diane Dodge
Polk County Sheriff's Office, FL

February 10, 2005

May you rest in peace now that you are in a safer place. May you watch over all of us to help guide us thru the day. May you be remembered for who you are, and the lives you touched.
God rest for you are not forgotten.

Inspector PA Gust
United States Customs Service-Detroit

February 10, 2005

MIKE,

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU BROTHER AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU TAUGHT ME WHILE IN F.T.O.

I REMEMBER YOU BEING TOUGH ON ME WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE F.T.O. PROGRAM WITH YOU. I REMEMEBR YOU TELLING ME WHILE SITTING NEXT TO ME IN THE PATROL CAR, EATING YOUR PROTEIN BAR.. " JONOSHIES I'M DOING THIS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.. YOU WILL THANK ME IN THE LONG RUN!!"

REST IN PEACE BROTHER.. I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!!! YOU WERE ONE TRUE OFFICER!!!

PATROLMAN DANIEL JONOSHIES
SPRINGPORT TWP PD MI (JACKSON COUNTY)

February 10, 2005

My thoughts and prayers are with Sgt. Scarbrough's family, friends and co-workers. May God give you peace and comfort. Psalm 55:22

Denise Nichols - surviving spouse
Alabama State Trooper Brian Nichols EOW 2/17/2002

February 10, 2005

Rest Easy Brother Michael, 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

February 10, 2005

Rest in Peace, Brother. Your service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

The sword has once gain been passed to those of us left to fight here, while you go forward to fight evil on an eternal level. The diligence you demonstrated earned you the honor of joining the other warriors of justice who have been called by the Almighty to serve in Paradise.

Watch over those you leave behind and help them to find the strength they will need to carry on in your absence.

We will keep you and all of those who knew and loved you in our prayers.

A Squad
Woodbridge PD CT

February 10, 2005

God bless this family and agency.

Deputy Jeff Johnson
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Louisville,Ky

February 10, 2005

Rest in peace brother, your bravery will never be forgotten...

Deputy James Bradford
Bradley County Sheriff Office

February 10, 2005

Thank you for your service, you are a true hero; may your soul rest in peace.

Patrol Officer
Prince George's County, Maryland

February 10, 2005

OUR CONDOLENCES TO SGT SCARBROUGHS FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND FELLOW BROTHER AND SISTER OF THE WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SGT SCARBROUH THE WATCH HAS TURNED OVER TO US NOW AND A-SQUAD WILL DEDICATE IT'S SHIFT TONIGHT IN YOUR MEMORY. REST IN PEACE SIR

A-SQUAD
W.P.D Woodbridge CT

February 10, 2005

Rest In Peace sir, may God bless you, your family and your department.

Officer
Wichita Police Department, Wichita Kansas

February 10, 2005

Sergeant Scarbrough May You Rest in Peace. You have finished the job and are to be commended for a job well done.

Chief Roger Green
Kibler Police Department Kibler Arkansas

February 10, 2005

May God be with you in this most difficult time. You will all be in our prayers.

Mother of Deputy Kevin Sherwood
Clare County, MI EOW, 10/09/03

February 10, 2005

On behalf of the men and women of Industry Sheriff's Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers of Sergeant Michael Scarbrough. Having lost Deputy Michael Arruda this past year (EOW 06-15-04), we know all too well the pain and reality of losing one of our own. Take comfort from knowing your extended law enforcement family grieves with you.

Industry Sheriff's Station
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

February 10, 2005

“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

February 10, 2005

Rest in peace, Sgt. Scarbrough. You may be gone, but your memory will live on.

Officer K.A. Lokey
Norfolk Police Department

February 10, 2005