Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

May God Bless your family and friends.I often look at that beautiful yearbook picture of us. I am so grateful the I have something to remember you by.Goodbye dear friend, from myself and the Class of 83.

Ana Aguila-Lawrence
Hoboken High School friend

December 29, 2005

My sympothy goes out to the friends and family of our brother officer.

Lt. Ronnie Martin
St. Barnard Sheriffs Office, Louisiana

December 29, 2005

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who unlocked your car after you accidentally locked the keys and your baby up at the mall.
I was the one who gave you a ride to the gas station when you ran out of gas on that back road.
I was the one who changed your tire because you couldn't figure out how to work the stupid scissor jack.
I was the one who directed you safely through that busy intersection when the traffic signals weren't working.
I was the one who gave you a jump-start after you left your lights on.

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who found the item that identified the guy who raped your daughter.
I was the one who spent my days off in court to testify and help convict the man who beat your son so badly.
I was the one who located your grandmother in the woods that night when it was 22 degrees and she had wandered away from the nursing home.
I was the one who loaned you the raincoat the night we stood and watched your house burn.
I was the one who talked with you for two hours about your son running away from home.

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who held your hand, wiped the blood out of you eyes, and calmed you down while the Fire Department cut you out of what was left of your car.
I was the one who called you at 2 a.m. to come pick up your 16 year old daughter because she had been drinking too much.
I was the one who knocked on your door at 4 a.m. to let you know your 16 year old daughter would never be coming home again.
I was the one who did CPR on your 3 year old after you found him in the pool.
I was the one who helped deliver your new baby when you didn't quite make it to the ER.

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who got that snake out of your bathroom around midnight.
I was the one who got my knees and elbows scraped up fighting with the shoplifter with your carton of cigarettes.
I was the one who took your son for a "ride-along" so he could see what it was really like.
I was the one who gave you the right directions so you wouldn't miss that business meeting.
I was the one who stopped you to let you know your right rear tire was going flat.

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who escorted your son's funeral procession from the church to the cemetery and cried behind my sunglasses because he was my friend, too.
I was the one watched over your place while you were on vacation.
I was the one who worked for you on Christmas Day so you could be off with your family.
I was the one who joked around with you after your truck got hit by a train and you walked away without a scratch.
I was the one was able to talk your husband into going into counseling with you.

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who got shot when I pulled over a car for a traffic violation and the driver turned out to be an escaped convict who had sworn he would never go back to prison.
Oh, by the way, my memorial service is at 2 p.m.

Will you remember me now?

I will remember you!! RIP

Patrolman Jason Shelby
Lexington Police Department, TN

December 29, 2005

Our thoughts and prayers go out to your family and department. You are a hero and will not be forgotten. This incident hits close to home, due to the fact that I am a Hackensack, NJ native now serving on the PD here in VA. Rest well brother.

Police Officer Bryan P. Cilento
Chesapeake Police Department, Va

December 29, 2005

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

December 29, 2005

RIP P.O.Carson. May God bless you and comfort your loved ones.

Detective John Heintz
NYPD/TARU

December 29, 2005

May you rest in peace and God bless your soul.

K-9 Off. B. Rice
Irvington Police Dept.

December 29, 2005

God Bless the Carson Family. R.I.P. Officer Carson, you and your family will be in our prayers.

Patrolman Mike Wilkins
Mayflower PD, AR

December 29, 2005

OFFICER SHAWN WAS A GREAT GUY, HE SAVED ME FROM GOING THE WRONG ROUTE BACK IN 1997 I'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE, I'AM VERY SORRY TO HIS FAMILY FOR THIS GREAT LOSS.
OFFICER CARSON I WILL MISS YOU AND SO WILL MY WIFE,BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY FOR HER AND MY KIDS......

SCO C. MACK
NEW JERSEY DEPT OF CORRECTIONS

December 28, 2005

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

P.O. DPG
CHICAGO POLICE DEPT.

December 28, 2005

Shawn, you will never be forgotten, you will be in our hearts forever. Rest in Peace brother.

Billy O'Donnell
Jersey City Police Dept.

December 28, 2005

Rest in peace sir. Thank you for your service.

Shannon
Collins Fire Dept. (Mississippi)

December 28, 2005

Go home and rest brother, your tour is done.

P/O Shane Gaghan
Philadelphia Police Dept. PA

December 28, 2005

Thoughts and prayers and with your family and friends during there time of need.
The ladies of
CopsWives, Ladies Behind the Badge

Annie - Denver PD Wife

December 28, 2005

what an absolute tragedy...my thoughts and prayers go out to officer carson's family, friends, co-workers, and community as you struggle with this terrible loss...i know your pain, and know you have a tough road to hoe ahead...may you at least find peace and comfort in knowing that your loved one is in heaven with many other beloved officers who have served and unfortunately paid the ultimate price too...may God bless you and give you strength through all your days ahead...

to the family, turn to your local C.O.P.S. chapter as they will "take your hand and raise you up"...

rest in peace officer carson!

Susan C. Shea
Surviving Spouse DSP Cpl. Shea 07/18/04

December 28, 2005

On behalf of the Middlesex County Sherff's Department, PBA Local 165, our deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Carson, his friends and family and to the members of the Jersey City Police Department. Rest in Eternal Peace Brother....

S/O Neil Raciti
Middlesex County Sheriff's Dept.

December 28, 2005

Prayers go out to Officer Carson's family and to his brothers in blue.
Rest in Peace

Mother of a Fairfax County Officer

December 28, 2005

Rest in peace brother, you will not be forgotten.

Patrolman
Manchester Police Ocean County N.J.

December 28, 2005

Having been a resident of Bayonne and commuted thru Jersey City for many years, we may have passed each other from time to time. I'm sure we'll pass each other again.....

Studio City, CA

Gary Lee, just a citizen..

December 28, 2005

The Florida Police Chiefs Association would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Officer Shawn Carson, and the Jersey City P.D.. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of great sadness. Please take comfort in knowing that your extended law enforcement family grieves with you. Officer Carson, we thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten.

Members and Staff
Florida Police Chiefs Association

December 28, 2005

Sleep peacefully brother, your memory lives on in all of us.

Detective Trish Gusmano
UCPO Elizabeth NJ

December 28, 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

December 28, 2005

Officer Carson is in our prayers as is his family in this trying time. Another hero has been taken from among us. May Officer Carson and the souls of our fallen brothers and sisters rest in peace.

Trooper
PA State Police

December 28, 2005

Your service to the people of New Jersy will never be forgotten. The Thin Blue Line is made up of people of your caliber and through you,the safety of the people is assured. May God bless and hold you in his arms forever. My deepest sympathy to your family and your fellow Officers.

Sgm John R.Fryer
US Army (Ret)

December 28, 2005

On behalf of English Paving Company, Inc. I would like to send our condolences to the family of Police Office Shawn Carson and to the members of the Jersey City Police Department. We are truly sorry for your loss

John A. Inglese, President
English Paving Company, Inc.

December 28, 2005