Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Jared, in the four months since that dark day, thoughts of you are never far from my heart and mind. We miss you. Rest in peace my friend.

June 22, 2006

Jared,

I cant believe it has been four months since you were taken from all of us today.

I was in Colorado a few weeks ago and one of the first things I did was to visit your bench. J they did an awesome job on it.

We all miss you.

June 22, 2006

J-Rod,

4 months. 4 months since that dark horrible day, and yet not a day goes by that I don't think of you. I still talk about you in present tense, like you are here. You'll always be here watching over us, that I know. Until we all sit in the report room and have a few laughs again...

June 22, 2006

J-Rod,

A lot of bikers turned out yesterday to honor you at the 1st Annual Jared Jensen Poker Run. Some of us knew you, some didn't, but it didn't matter. We all came together in your memory. With the beautiful day we had, I can't help but feel you were were flying alongside as we jetted down the roads. You are missed but never forgotten.

A Friend

June 19, 2006

Jared...
I just thought I would let you know I was thinking about you today. Not a day goes by that you are not missed. Whenever I'm downtown I stop at your bench and take a moment to rembemer you and pray for you and all that were affected by the loss of such a wonderful man. Jeff and Natalie and all the rest of the family you are in my thoughts and prayers. It's still soooo hard to believe you are gone....but never are you forgoten.

Rachel

June 13, 2006

I come to the ODMP often to remember my late fiancé Dennis. Everytime I come here it breaks my heart to know that yet another officer has fallen and that yet another family has to live their lives without the man they loved. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved Detective Jensen, especially to his wife. Know that you are not alone in the "journey" that you walk. Should you ever need anything please don't hesitate to contact me. The Davis Co. Sheriff's Office in Iowa will always know how to reach me. You will be in my thoughts.

From reading all the reflections left for Jared, he sounds like he was a great man with a beautiful spirit. Those of you who knew him in life were so blessed to have been able to share in it. I hope that you will all continue to find a way to celebrate and remember Jared's life and the MAN that he was. Remember that Jared's life was about so much more than the way he died. Jared will continue to live on as long as we continue to remember him.

Detective Jensen, thank you for helping to make this world a little safer for us all. YOU will not be forgotten. Please continue to watch over all of us as only you can. If you happen to bump into my fiancé Dennis up there give him a big hug for me and the kids. It's been three years but we still miss him terribly.

Wishing you brighter and better days,


Jocelyne :)

"Forever Remembering 26-3"

Jocelyne Brar (Winnipeg, MB Canada)
Fiancee of Deputy Dennis Ray McElderry (EOW: 01/03/03)

June 6, 2006

I was just on here leaving areflection for one of our own brothes that was taken this past Sunday. May our Heavenly Father give you the stength to get through this difficult time. I know Jared is with you and with the rest of us daily.

Patrolman Brett Jensen
New Mexico State Police

June 6, 2006

Rest in Peace Brother, May God Bless you and your family.

Patrolman

June 1, 2006

Jared,

I can't believe its been three months. This does not get any easier with time. I think of you and your beautiful Natalie daily. I keep your pictures on my desk, in my car and wear a silver memorial bracelet in your honor. I gain comfort in knowing that you are here with all of us watching out from above.

I had the pleasure to meet your father at the airport on my way back to New York after your funeral. He asked me to keep a promise. He asked me to tell everyone I know about you. Not one day goes by that I don't talk about you.

I miss you my friend.

May 25, 2006

Jared, in the more than three months since your death, thoughts of you are never far from my heart and mind. The pain of losing you still affects my everyday life. You are missed and will never be forgotten. Rest in peace my friend and continue to watch over us.

May 24, 2006

It has been 3 months, I have not forgotten. God bless.

May 23, 2006

To Jared's wife,
From reading these reflections your husband sounds like he was a wonderful man, and like my husband taken too soon. Your in my thoughts. My husband was killed in a similar way. He worked in East Palo Alto California.
Diana May
Wife of Fallen Officer
Richard May EOW 1/7/06

Diana May
wife of fallen police officer Rich May EOW1/7/06

May 23, 2006

J-Rod…
It has now been three months since you left us. We are all still trying to figure out how to live without you. Everyday I think that it will get easier somehow, but everyday there are still so many thoughts and memories of you. Losing you has affected everyone in ways that you could never imagine. I hope and pray that time will lessen the pain, so that thoughts of you will turn into fond remembrances of your amazing life instead of painful reminders that you are gone… We miss you.

May 22, 2006

Jared,

I woke up this morning and you were the first thought on my mind and then the inevitable question "Has it been 3 months?" It seems impossible that we have lived with this pain for this long and still it is not easier to see or hear about you. As I read the other reflections on this page it comforts to know you are in such good company and to know that you were there to welcome those brave men and women home as their last calls rang out. It seems time moves forward but life does not go on because the pain in this city is still evident any time your name is mentioned. We still miss you!

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly;
who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph
of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt

May 22, 2006

Detective Jensen,
i have realized how many you loved as i sit and read the reflections left for you.You have many people that miss you and wish you were here on this earth. even me. my father died 2/9/05 and im 14 now. I know how it feels to lose a loved one and my heart goes out to your family. I hope they find comfort and that the pain eases as time goes on.you will be sorely missed and thank you so much for protected our community... i know i may have not known you but ever officer that is killed in the line of duty enters my heart. Thank you Detective for your hard work. Rest in Peace.

Amber Koester
Daughter of fallen officer Wayne Koester 2/9/05

May 17, 2006

I have been honored to have been at Detective Jered Jensen's funeral and some of the memorial services. His wife, brother, and family are an inspiration to all and an honor to Jared's memory.

As a member of the Colorado Springs City Council, and a volunteer with the Colorado Springs Police Department for 19 years, I will help make sure we properly honor Jared's memory in our City.

Jared, our Lord taught us, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." You have made the ultimate sacrifice and given the utmost love to your fellow citizens. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Councilmember Bernie Herpin
City of Colorado Springs

May 15, 2006

Thank you for protecting and serving and for making the ultimate sacrifice. May God be with you and look over your family and friends.

Dep. T. Cumbie
Escambia County S.O., Florida

May 12, 2006

“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

COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT

May 9, 2006

Natalie,

You are still in so many of our prayers here at the PD. I first met Jared when he was in PTO. I remember the look of pure excitement on his face. Over the years, I always saw his passion for life whenever I talked to him. I talked with Jared the night before at the POC. He had his "concentrating look" on his face because, once again, he was in a bucket...and filling up the holding cells... again. He and I laughed about it and while he told me about his case, I could see his smile and his energy and passion for life and the job. Your Jared totally rocked!! I often think about how Jared chose to "show up" in this world. It helps me focus on how i choose to show up in all aspects of my life. He has truly been an inspiration to me, and i can tell my kiddos can see it too. (thats always been the most important thing to me). I cannot imagine what you have been dealing with since that day and I pray my family never will have to. I know you don't see it this way, but you have been truly inspiring to so many of us. I saw you in the hallway of the POC the day after the funeral and I got the honor of shaking your hand. Im sorry for making you cry again when I spoke of Jared. Even at the worst time in your life, I could see your strength and feel your energy. You are an amazing woman. I pray that you can keep moving forward in life. You deserve so many wonderful things, and one day (I hope it is soon) you deserve to smile, laugh, fall in love again, and feel that inner peace that comes with healing. Many of my buddies and I have talked about this and we are all on the same page. Take care of you. We have your back.
P.S. When your ready, and only when your absolutly ready, all of us here would love to see you around... maybe on some ride-alongs or getting on the PPA board.

a friend and a fan
Colorado Springs Police Department

May 3, 2006

J-Rod,

We're coming up on 3 months, and it still seems like just yesterday that everything was fine. We still talk about you, the positive impact you made on so many of us. Always know that then entire law enforcement family will always keep you in thought, and will always keep an eye on Natalie, Jeff and the family.

May 1, 2006

I miss you.

April 30, 2006

Natalie, I am the person who issued you the barricade permit for your landscaping. When I saw you, I wanted to tell you that I keep a black ribbon at my desk here at home in honor of your husband. However, I could see in your eyes that you frustrated by being misguided in my building, and I didn't want to add to your stress. I also wanted to tell you how my heart broke when I heard about your husband. His passing has made me think so much about life, and how I need to make more time for my family. It also reminded me of the obvious - that I need to make sure my family knows how much I love them each and every day, and how much they mean to me. I'll have a degree in Criminal Justice at the end of the year - I can only hope that I am able to do as wonderful of a job in making our city a safer place as your amazing husband did.

Robin Wilson
City Permitting

April 30, 2006

Detective Jensen, may God bless you and your family for a job well done. Be assured that the coward who took you from us will face his judgement before God, and he will pay for it dearly.

Chief Vernon C. Gann
Cave City Police Department, AR

April 26, 2006

Detective Jensen,
It was an honor to attend your funeral, brother. I was very deeply moved. The tribute paid by your fellow brothers and sisters in blue was very powerful and very special. I think the citizens of Colorado Springs saw something amazing that day as one of their heros was laid to rest. So many citizes stood, with awe and respect, as the procession passed. I know that those people, who may have realized perhaps for the first time what it truly is that society asks of its peace keepers, will likely not hear a lonely police siren in the night without thinking of you. Looking at this web-site, it is astounding and sobering to see how many brave officers have followed you, and to see how many brave souls preceeded you. You are indeed with good company; standing with the brave. Your courage, vigilance, and heroic actions will never be forgotten and a standard for which the rest of us can strive. Rest in peace, our brother.

Detective Corporal Morgan
Park County Sheriff's Office--Colorado

April 25, 2006

It has been two months since you passed. I come here daily and read the reflections that are left for you. I have promised myself that I will come here each month, on or near the anniversary of your death and leave a note. I will do this each and every month so that you and those that love you will always know that you have not been forgotten by the community. You did not die in vain...Rest in peace.

April 25, 2006