Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God bless you and your family during this difficult time. Thank you for your service.

Officer
Florida

June 30, 2010

You or in my prayers . god bless you.

david jones
brother of officer
Ronald w. Jones E.O.W. 12-26-01

David Jones

June 30, 2010

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Carol Scruggs. Thank you for your service!!

Mrs. Angela Carthron
surviving spouse of Cpl. Mark Wesley Carthron/ASP - EOW 9-12-05

June 30, 2010

Rest in Peace!

Patrolman Jeff Tripp
Marion, Ma Police Dept

June 30, 2010

Your loving and honorable service to your community has been written in God's journal for all eternity and will be never forgotten here by your community or your brothers and sisters in law enforcement. All of your new comrades are also honorable brothers and sisters who have also paid the ultimate in service in their communities. Your new squad leader is Jesus Christ, our savior who paid the ultimate that we may serve in God's kingdom when our duty here is complete. In Christ.

Tom Bradley, Retired
Phoenix AZ PD, AZ State Chap. FOP

June 30, 2010

We will miss you dearly Carol(Marshall 12).The way you made us laugh and was always joking around, but @ the same time you did your job. We will miss your dedication and faithfulness.

Marshall co dispatchers

Anonymous

June 30, 2010

Rest in Peace my Sister, God Bless you, your Family and your Dept.

Officer Bob Swope #5609
Olmsted Falls Police Dept.Ohio

June 30, 2010

rest in peace

lt b cole (ret)
lake charles p d (louisiana)

June 30, 2010

Deputy Scruggs, my heart goes out to all who know and love you. Though you have been taken physically, you will never be far from them and they will always know that you are a hero.

God Bless and forever Rest in Peace, Sister.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

June 29, 2010

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO!

"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 whose 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
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

June 29, 2010

On behalf of all Missouri officers, dispatchers and the like, I extend our sincere sympathies to the family, friends, and co-workers of Deputy Scruggs. Rest in peace our fallen hero.

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

June 29, 2010

Deputy Scruggs, you will not be forgotten! R.I.P.

Deputy Sheriff
Livingston County (Il) Sheriff's Ofc.

June 29, 2010

Thank you for your dedication and service to Law enforcement. My deepest sympathy for your family and friends, for i know you will be truly missed.

Deputy Sheriff K. Little
Alcorn County Sheriff's Office

June 29, 2010

Chief Strzelecki and the entire Niles Police Department extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Deputy Scruggs. Godspeed.

Niles, Illinois Police Department

June 29, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with those friends and family members that are left behind and cannot follow. Rest in peace my sister in blue...we will take it from here.

PFC Adam F Laser
Westminster City Police Department

June 29, 2010

Our hearts and prayers go out to your family and friends in their time of sorrow. May God Bless and Rest in Peace!

Cpl David Murphy
TX DPS

June 29, 2010

May God lay his healing hand upon the family and friends of Deputy Scruggs and may they know you will never be forgotten. Thank you Deputy Scruggs for your dedicated service to the people of Mississippi and the United States.

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06

June 29, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

K-9 Officer Tom Summerville Jr
Eutaw Police Department

June 28, 2010

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

June 28, 2010

God Bless you Ma'am.

Rick F.
Ret. CO

June 28, 2010

Rest in peace Deputy Scruggs. My sincere condolences to your family and to your department who has lost a good deputy. Godspeed as you now patrol the streets of gold. Terry F. Zech

OFC TERRY F. ZECH(RET)
VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPT, DETROIT, MICH

June 28, 2010

RIP my Sister.

Deputy Sheriff
Covinton County Sheriff's Dept. (Mississippi)

June 28, 2010

My cousin, my sister, my friend. When i heard the
news I was at a loss. We played, prayed and stayed together growing up like sisters and i miss her dearly. Whenever we would see each other, it was like old times; she never changed. Although i loved her, God loves her best. She was and original, and will be truly missed.

Love Ya! Carol Jean (Sweetie)

Rosemary Griffin Presley
Shelby County Sheriff's Office

June 28, 2010

Thank you for your dedication and service.God speed.We now have the watch.

Deputy R. L. Matthews
Father of Deputy C. Brian Matthews EOW 9-30-05

June 28, 2010

Rest in peace sister and thank you for your service. Mathew 5:9

Gordon Hobbs
NC Game Warden

June 28, 2010