Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Agent Rodriquez-Maldonado rest in peace my brother. My prayer are with your family, brothers & sisters at Puerto Rico PD. May GOD protect and heal your partner from his injuries. You have fought the good fight, we will take your watch from here. Thank you for your selfless service and may your supreme sacrifice always be remembered. The thin BLUE LINE of our Brothers $ Sisters proudly await your arrival.

Officer Roy Shriver
North Enid Police Department - North Enid, Ok

November 22, 2011

Thank you Agent Roriguez-Maldonado for your service to our community. RIP Hermano. God bless your family and friends in this time of loss. Que descanses en paz. Gracias por proteger a mi isla.

Lt. Elvis Perez
USVA Police Dept

November 22, 2011

Thank-you for your brave service. Rest in Peace.

Lt. Stephen A. Joy #980
Prince George's County Police Department, Maryland

November 22, 2011

RIP. Thank you for your service.

SO. Garcia H.
Federal Bureau of Prisons

November 22, 2011

Descanza en paz hermano, que DIOS le de fortalesa a tu famila, y a su vez los proteja por siempre

Sgto. Juan Padilla
Manati City Police PR.

November 22, 2011

Descanza en paz hermano, que DIOS te tenga a su diestra, que DIOS fortalesca y cuide a tu familia por 100pre

Sgto. Juan Padilla
Manati City Police PR.

November 22, 2011

Rest in peace, Sir.

PO
NYPD

November 21, 2011

I am sorry for the loss of Agent Rodriguez-Maldonado, may he rest in peace and a speedy recovery for the other officer.

Sgt. Brent Clay
Amarillo Texas Police Department USA

November 21, 2011

RIP brother! My condolences to your family and friends.

Officer Tim Merrill
Aurora Police Department

November 21, 2011

To the family and friends of Agent Mariano Rodriquez-Maldonado, his fellow agents, and most especially to Mariano:

We honor your service and you will always be remembered and revered. Rest in Peace.

On behalf of our entire family, I wish to extend our sincerest condolences on the grievous loss you suffered when Marianol was killed in the line of duty. It is obvious he was well-loved by many and well-respected by his peers as reflected in the loving reflections left for him.

May his loved ones continued to be supported by their law enforcement family and other police survivors. Our family grieves with you and for you.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the years of distinquished service Mariano gave to his community and the citizens of Puerto Rico, and the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on November 21, 2011.

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05

November 21, 2011

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J. D. Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

November 21, 2011

On behalf of the men and women of the Camillus Police Department, our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and co-workers of Agent Mariano Rodríguez-Maldonado. Rest in Peace Brother, We now have the Watch.

PBA
Town of Camillus Police Department, Central New York

November 21, 2011

May his soul rest in peace. Thanks for your dedicated service

Major, luthwin wiel
Sint Maarten Police Force

November 21, 2011

MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO ALL WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF OFFICER COLON. MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU. OFFICER COLON, YOU HAVE SERVED WELL. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. A HERO FOR SURE. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

November 21, 2011

Thank you for your service Brother......RIP

TROOPER A.D.DEZSO
N. C. Highway Patrol

November 21, 2011

Rest in Peace Brother

Chief Doug Storie
Otis PD, Kansas

November 21, 2011

A police officer should be remembered not by how he died, but how he lived! 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 Puerto Rico Police Department. Rest in Peace Brother, Via Con Dios Hermano.

Chief Steven Marshall
Washington, NH Police Department

November 21, 2011

May the Lord bless your family at this difficult time. Thank you for your sacrifice Agent Rodriguez-Maldonado. Rest In Peace.

Session 51
Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy

November 21, 2011

It always saddens me to hear of another tragic death of a fellow law enforcement officer. Thank you for your dedicated service and may you rest in peace.

PROVINCIAL CONSTABLE MARTY LALONDE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE

November 21, 2011

Rest in Peace my Brother. Qeu Dios te te bendiga

Sergeant Jose A. Viera
Kansas City Ks, Police Department

November 21, 2011

Thank you Agent Roriguez-Maldonado for your service to your community. RIP brother. God bless your family and friends in this time of loss.

Donnie Meaders, Deputy Sheriff
Seminole County (OK) Sheriff's Office

November 21, 2011

God bless you and your family, Agent Rodriguez-Maldonado. Your sacrifice is not in vain as you served to protect your public.

Chaplain Dale Amundsen (ret.)
King County Sheriff's Office (Seattle, WA)

November 21, 2011

RIP From the mainland! We have the watch!

Westmoreland Co. S.O.

November 21, 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 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 (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

November 21, 2011

Thank you for the dedication and service you provide for your community. You shall be sorely missed and never forgotten. May God watch over your family and protect them. Brother, we now have the watch. Godspeed.

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

November 21, 2011