Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Sergeant Daniel Takashi Sakai

Oakland Police Department, California

End of Watch Saturday, March 21, 2009

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Reflections for Sergeant Daniel Takashi Sakai

May you be remembered for who you are and the lives you touched. God rest for you are not forgotten.

inspector 36
us customs

March 22, 2009

REST IN PEACE, YOU ARE A TRUE HERO AND WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

TROOPER
OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL

March 22, 2009

Everyday I wake I pray for all law enforcement officers that have to go onto our field for battle, I also pray for our safe return home. The reallity of it all is that we know that we may not make it home, and whats even worst is the indiviuals that cause our families so much pain usual get very little time or no time at all. This subject meet his fate on this day. The only unfortunate thing is we also lost four very special members of law enforcement, I pray for there families and I pray that no more families have to go through this. May GOD Bless Us All.

Investigator
Tunica Co. SO. Tunica, Ms.

March 22, 2009

God Bless and Rest in Peace brother. My deepest sympathies to your family and Oakland PD.

anonymous
future Richmond, CA PD

March 22, 2009

May God keep and watch over you, your family and your Law Enforcement family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones. Rest easy my brother; we've got it from here.

Deputy M. Rogers
OCSO, Orlando, Florida

March 22, 2009

May God keep and watch over you, your family and your Law Enforcement family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones. Rest easy my brother; we've got it from here.

Deptuy M. Rogers
OCSO, Orlando, Florida

March 22, 2009

Thanks for service Sarge! I heard your heroic story when I came back to the station for EOS last night. My prayers are with your family, friends, brother and sister officers. RIP Hero!

Matt Lyons
Oceanside Police Department

March 22, 2009

My thoughts & prayers are with you all. Rest Easy.

Cindy, Arkansas
Sister of slain Officer Randy Basnett, EOW 9-24-1976

March 22, 2009

to the dear officers of the oakland police dept. i want to convey to all of you thank you for being you it/s the toughest job thaqt one can do in life and today 4 veteran
officers paid for it with thier lives . i dont know any of you but im so sorry for your grief .
robert b.j. dallas lynn haven florida and again thank you
for letting me tell you how sorry i am for your loss of your best friends .

chief engineer unlimited
merchant marine

March 22, 2009

May you rest in God's peace and ever loving presence my Brother in Blue. You will never be forgotten, and your family will be taken care of by your Brothers in Blue forever.

Anonymous

March 22, 2009

RIP BROTHER...

S/O M.Z.
MCSD NJ

March 22, 2009

On behalf of all officers in Missouri, we extend our sincere sympathy to this fine officer's family, fellow officers and friends.

Scott Barthelmass, Founder/Team Manager
Missouri Law Enforcement Funeral Assistance Team

March 22, 2009

God Bless Sgt Sakai! And may the good Lord care for his family and fellow officers.

K9 Handler
Chandler , Arizona PD

March 22, 2009

Sergeant Dunakin, Officer Hege, Sergeant Romans and Sergeant Sakai, your deaths were senseless and unnecessary.

You had the guts to work in a city most of us would never dare to work in. You gave your lives, believing the people of Oakland were deserving of the highest level of service. I hope the people of the City of Oakland are as grateful for your service as your fellow officers are.

Rest in peace my brothers. We have the watch.

Officer Sid Hubbs
El Cerrito Police Department

March 22, 2009

Rest in Peace Brother. You will not be forgotten. May God Bless your family!

Officer Rachel Prieto
AP&P/Utah Department of Corrections

March 22, 2009

We feel your departments pain. My family and I have yours in our prayers

Officer Hartzell
Phila Pa

March 22, 2009

I am sitting here crying. So many good men lost in such a horrific manner. It is not even 4 years since I lost my dear friend in a similiar situation. There is NOTHING routine in what these officers do. A simple traffic stop can turn to tragedy in seconds. My deepest condolences to the OPD. Here in the Philly area we have lost 9 officers in less than 4 years, 7 in Philly alone. Oakland may be thousands of miles away, but I can hear the hearts breaking, just like to this day I can hear my own scream in my head when I was told Brian was gone. God Bless all of your families and may you find some way to survive this horror.

Anonymous

March 22, 2009

God bless you Sergeant Daniel Sakai. Thank you for your service and you will never be forgotten. My prayers go out to you, your family, and the entire Oakland PD. Rest in peace.

Officer David Wood
Fountain Hill PD

March 22, 2009

"Such then is the character of true courage...Though it nevers provokes danger, it is always ready to meet even death in an honorable cause.
Aristotle

God Bless

Sgt Robert A. Buell
New York State Police

March 22, 2009

God bless you for your service to the Oakland community.
Watch over your family and the Oakland Police Department.
Rest easy HERO you will be missed.

Boomer

Boomer

March 22, 2009

Our prayers and deepest sympathy to the families and the fellow officers in this sensless tragedy.
Rest in peace Sarge, you will not be forgotten.
Respectfully submitted
Chief John Roelandts (retired)
Deborah Roelandts (911 retired)
Oconomowoc Wisconsin

Chief John Roelandts (retired)
Town of Oconomowoc

March 22, 2009

I know no police officers but I pray for all of them daily. This horrendous tragedy is unacceptable to me.
I sit and look at three beautiful faces of three men in their prime that were serving humanity. I cry for the families and their fellow officers. Please know ordinary people like me across the country share in your grief.

citizen
Alabama

March 22, 2009

RIP brother.

NY State Trooper
NEW YORK STATE POLICE

March 22, 2009

To the family of Sargent Sakai,

From my familys hearts to yours our prayers are with you during this grave hour, the road to recovery is long but do not be afraid. Find that one thing that reminds you of him and it will bring you comfort. For me it was going home to my parents house, everytime i go there i feel my dads presence and his being and i feel better.
sgt.WKB 217 K.W. mo

cody biggs
son of fallen officer William K Biggs Kirkwood mo

March 22, 2009

Rest In Peace, Sergeant Sakai.

Lt T Carr
NYPD

March 22, 2009

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