Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Couldn't have said it any better than this:
"My heart goes out to Officer Breitkopf's family for their tragic loss, AND to the MTA Officer who mistakenly shot him. He will be fighting his demons forever. I hope he can find peace and remain a productive member of OUR Police family.
Tom Grimaldi
NYPD/Retired"

Agreed completely. Rest easy now and in peace sir. Praying for all Officers and their families involved in this horrific incident.

PO BEST - 10000
LVMPD - Las Vegas, Nevada

March 13, 2011

God Bless you and your family! Thanks for being a great officer!

Special Agent
FDA-OCI

March 13, 2011

R.I.P , BROTHER!!

DET. SCHMIDT
NYPD

March 13, 2011

A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the Nassau County Police Department. Rest in Peace Brother.

Chief Steven Marshall
Washington, NH. Police Dept.

March 13, 2011

RIP peace brother. Thank you for all your service. God bless you and your family.

P.O. Horn
NCPD

March 13, 2011

Such a sad ending,my sympathys to the family and fellow officers.RIP Officer Geoffrey Breitkopf.

Christina Brookhart
Mother Of Deputy Don McCutcheon EOW 2/8/2010

March 13, 2011

On behalf of my family and myself I wish to extend my condolences to the family of Police Officer Brietkopf. This tragedy is repeated time and again in law enforcement. It cannot be erased, only minimized. Rest in Peace, may God watch over your family. You are gone, but will never be forgotten.

RETIRED DETECTIVE FRANK DEMARCO
NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

March 13, 2011

God Bless

Trooper
Virginia State Police

March 13, 2011

May G-d grant peace and serentity to Officer Breitkopf's family and friends. Your service to your department will never be forgotten.

P.O. I. Howard Friedman
NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation0 Retired

March 13, 2011

Rest, brother.

Cpl Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

March 13, 2011

Our deepest sympathy for the Breitkopf family on behalf of the members of Fleet Service Bureau, Nassau County Police Department.

Drew Coppolo P.A.M.
NCPD Fleet Service Bureau

March 13, 2011

Rest In Peace.

#2959
U.S. Marshals

March 13, 2011

Rest in peace knowing you made the ultimate sacrifice. My heart goes out to your brother officers and your family as well as the MTA PO involved.

Det. James De Marco
Suffolk County Police Department

March 13, 2011

Godspeed Bro- See You On The Other Side

NYPD Sergeant
NYPD

March 13, 2011

Rest easy my Brother in Law, your watch on earth is now over. May God be with those loved ones who are left behind.......

Sgt. John L. Gulledge (Ret.)
Escambia CO Sheriff's Office Pensacola FL.

March 13, 2011

Rest In Peace

ACRES
SCOTT COUNTY TN

March 13, 2011

REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF E.J. MORRIS
RANDOLPH MO P.D.

March 13, 2011

My heart goes out to Officer Breitkopf's family for their tragic loss, AND to the MTA Officer who mistakenly shot him. He will be fighting his demons forever. I hope he can find peace and remain a productive member of OUR Police family.

Tom Grimaldi
NYPD/Retired

March 13, 2011

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

March 13, 2011

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
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and may not be duplicated without permission

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

March 13, 2011

God Speed, what a tragic and sad day for law enforcement.
My prayers are with you, your family and the other officers.

Lt. Roger Connor
WCSU Police Department

March 13, 2011

Rest in Peace...

Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

March 13, 2011

God Bless Officer Breitkopf, his family and friends. "I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom." Abraham Lincoln

Officer Jeffrey Blose
Lake Alfred Police Department

March 13, 2011

This is such an unnecessary tragedy. My heart goes out to the family and friends of Officer Breitkopf, and to the extended law enforcement families at both the Nassau County Police Department and the Metro Transit Authority Police Department. Rest in peace, sir. You fought the good fight and you will be missed.

Reserve Officer L. Brown
Rainier Police Department

March 13, 2011

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My condolences to your family, friends and members of the Nassau County Police Department. May you rest in peace.

Off. William F. Shields
Federal Reserve Police/Philadelphia - Retired/Haverford Police

March 13, 2011