Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer Koon,
On today, the 130th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of New Straitsville. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

July 4, 2024

NEVER FORGET! Honoring the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Night Policeman Arucius R. Koon of the New Straitsville Police Department, Ohio, and the additional 94 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer (Retired)
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

July 4, 2024

NEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Night Policeman Arucius R. Koon of the New Straitsville Police Department, Ohio and the additional 92 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

July 4, 2023

NEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Night Policeman Arucius R. Koon of the New Straitsville Police Department, Ohio and the additional 91 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

July 4, 2022

NEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Night Policeman Arucius R. Koon of the New Straitsville Police Department, Ohio and the additional 93 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

July 4, 2021

No passage of time will ever erase your service and sacrifice.. Rest In Peace always.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

July 4, 2020

Jun 28, 2018: Arucius Koon was my great grandfather. He was the father of my grandmother, Della Koon Barton. He was the grandfather of my father, Beverly James Barton, born in 1918 when Beverly was still a man's name. To read that Arucius was killed in the line of duty in 1894 is stunning. My father was in law enforcement in the 1970s, the details of which are unclear to me. My father was shot 3 times in his life, survived them all, but still took a toll. To all the other officers and families who left tributes, thank you for your thoughtfulness and sacrifices. To those who are distant cousins, I would love to be in contact with you. I am 70 years old and have one sister left who is 76. Time's a wastin'!

Mary C. Barton-Rulli
Great-granddaughter

June 29, 2018

You will never be forgotten, for I have just found you. Not only are you my brother by profession you are also my Great Grand Uncle by blood. And I too wear a sheriff badge for the past 17 years. Your service and sacrifice will forever bring pride to your family.

God Bless you.....

Sgt Ramona Kuhn Townsend
Great Grand Niece & Beaufort County Sheriff's Office (SC)

July 28, 2016

Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
GOD Bless

Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas

July 13, 2015

Those of us living may never have met you, but you have made the family proud. You will live on in the hearts of the family and your memory will be passed on to the younger generations for years to come.

Kristi
3rd Great Neice of Arucius R. Koon

August 24, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the one hundred and sixteenth 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 murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

July 4, 2010

Policeman Koon,
Thank You for your service and sacrifice. YOU are a HERO!!You may have left us but you will never be forgotten...
God Bless you... Rest in Peace..

Joyce
Sister of Officer John P Harris EOW 8/19/1994

April 5, 2008

It is more than one hundred years since your passing and yet people still honor you by name. Rest peacefully and know that you are truly not forgotten; your memory still lives with the hundreds of other brothers and sisters whose names fill this holy scroll.

Gary Edwards
Inglewood Police 1974- 1979

March 25, 2008

I AM HONORED TO LEAVE A REFLECTION FOR YOU TODAY, THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE, YOU ARE A HERO JUST BY THE PROFESSION YOU CHOSE. GOD BLESS YOU.

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

February 18, 2008

You are not forgotten.

RM Taylor
DOJ

February 18, 2008

You are not forgotten.

RM Taylor
DOJ

February 18, 2008