Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

May the Lord grant your family and friends the Peace that only he can provide at a time like this. Thank you for your service and all that you have accomplished in this life. Until we all meet again in the Life which is to come....God Bless you and your family.

Cpl. Thibodeau
MdTA Police - FOP Chaplain

June 28, 2008

Thanks my brother in blue.RIP.

Deputy
Franklin County, PA Sheriff's Office

June 28, 2008

Richard,
My thoughts and prayer's are with you and your family. may you rest in peace Brother.

Motor Officer James M. Brunt
Meredith Police Dept.

June 28, 2008

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:
David L. Bell

Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

June 28, 2008

You will be missed and thank you for protecting and serving the citizens of Prince George's County. You went above and beyond and now its time to rest. May you find peace with the Lord and all our other fallen brothers and sisters in blue. God Speed.

Ofc. Pete Ruffin
Pasadena Police , Texas

June 28, 2008

I am so sadden and hurt that you are gone, no longer to see your smile or hear your funny stories. I will keep you in my memories and prayers.

Nancy
friend

June 28, 2008

This Job is a Calling that few answer. This County is Less for the loss of you. They Have lost a valuble Thing. Someone who cared enough to make a difference. You and your family are in my prayers.

St. Michael's Prayer for Police Officers

Saint Michael, heaven's glorious commissioner of police, who once so neatly and successfully cleared God's premises of all its undesirables, look with kindly and professional eyes on your earthly force. Give us cool heads, stout hearts, and uncanny flair for investigation and wise judgment. Make us the terror of burglars, the friend of children and law-abiding citizens, kind to strangers, polite to bores, strict with law-breakers and impervious to temptations. You know, Saint Michael, from your own experiences with the devil, that the police officer's lot on earth is not always a happy one; but your sense of duty that so pleased God, your hard knocks that so surprised the devil, and your angelic self-control give us inspiration. And when we lay down our night sticks, enroll us in your heavenly force, where we will be as proud to guard the throne of God as we have been to guard the city of all the people.

Amen

S/O J. O'Connor
PGPD

June 28, 2008

God Bless you brother. We have the watch now.

Officer
Anne Arundel County PD

June 28, 2008

I came in for evenings on Friday, June 27, 2008. Had not watched the news or turned on the radio. My greeting upon entering the station: Did you know that we just lost one of our own? My heart dropped. Not again. Beltsville again? And my thoughts immediately went to Steve.
I am angry...hurt...I cannot wrap my mind around what has happened. And while I know that our profession comes with a hell of a risk, we are never truly prepared for losing one of our own. How it hurt my heart to see Steve in dress blues for the last time. How it hurt my heart to hear the dispatcher call his ID one last time. And now to go through it with and for you. Can one put a price on the risk that each of us take each day?
I am angry...I am hurt...I am devastated. And through all of that, I am praying for you and your family. Rest in peace, my brother in blue. Give a hug to Steve for me. Much love to you...

Sergeant
Prince George's County Police

June 28, 2008

I am very sorry for your loss.

Susie Cross
Sister of Police Officer

June 28, 2008

Sir, Thank you for all that you have done for our community and department. We will carry on what you believed in, rest in Peace.

S/O Sandhu
PGPD/CPI

June 28, 2008

Your watch is ended. May our Heavenly Father watch over your family and friends during this tragic time. May your soul walk carefully and proudly into everlasting life. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. Rest in God’s peace my friend, you deserve it. These are "American Heroes" who just yesterday were women and men just doing their job!
REV

Chaplain Michael Grinnals
Camillus Police Department

June 28, 2008

Our family's deepest condolences go out to the Findley family, as well as the PGCPD family. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Shawnee Ryan
wife of Fairfax, VA APO

June 28, 2008

Rest easy brother.....

Badge 195
Winston Salem Police, NC

June 28, 2008

Rest in peace brother, and may God be with your family and your fellow officers during this difficult time.

Lt. Joseph Ward, Ret.
Jackson, NJ PD

June 28, 2008

Thank you for your service and the sacrifice you made for the citizens of Prince George's County. I pray that God will watch over your family, both at home and at work, and give them the strength they need to get through the coming days.

Godspeed, Cpl. Findley, and may you forever rest in peace...

PCO Nikki Jomidad
Harford County Sheriff's Office - Dispatch

June 28, 2008

Rest in peace sir. Thank you for your service and dedication. My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and department.

Officer Eric Golz
Long Beach Police Department (CA)

June 28, 2008

Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Lt. Brian Radinsky
Prince George's Co. Fire/EMS Dept.

June 28, 2008

God bless you as you now sit with the angels. You and your family are in my heart and prayers. Rest in peace.

Captain Gary Graham (RET)
Denver Police Department

June 28, 2008

Gone, but never forgotten, Rest easy now my Brother in Law, your watch on earth is over...

SGT. John L. Gulledge (Ret.)
Escambia County Sheriff's Office Pensacola FL.

June 28, 2008

Corporal Findley,
Thank you for your service and sacrifice you are a HERO... May the Lord be with your family and friends today and the days ahead.. Rest in Peace Sir...

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

June 28, 2008

May God bless you and your family through these hard times. Thank you for your service. R.I.P. my Brother......

Officer Marc A. Sweeney #136
Denton Texas Police Department

June 28, 2008

"Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9

Officer Paul Spears
Tennessee Department of Correction

June 28, 2008

Another HERO has been called home. May god bless his family, and his fellow brothers and sisters in blue. You will be missed.

PGPD officers wife

June 28, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers are with Corporal Findley's family, friends and fellow officers. Never Forget!

M.O. Thomas Rovniak
Mentor on the Lake Police, Ohio

June 28, 2008