Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Trooper Anna. My thoughts are with your family and the NYSP.

Ofc. Christopher L. Wood
Manlius (NY) Police Department

May 26, 2012

My thoughts and prayers to her family, friends and co-workers. May she Rest in Peace, Amen.

Linda Minervini, NYS EMT-B
NYSVA&RA and Glen Oaks VAC

May 26, 2012

Rest in Peace Trooper Anna. Thank-you for your service.

1st Lt. Stephen A. Joy #980
Prince George"s County Police Department

May 26, 2012

Rest in Peace Trooper Amanda. We will take it from here. Prayers to your family. May God comfort you all.

Trooper's H.G. and J.L. Vernon
Missouri State Highway Patrol

May 26, 2012

my thoughts and prayers to your family

Detective N. Ortiz (ret)
NYPD

May 26, 2012

God Bless and rest in peace

Captain Andrew Nunnally
Waukesha County Sheriff Department -Jail Division

May 26, 2012

Rest in Peace Trooper. Your family is in our thoughts. Thank you for protecting New York State.....

Sergeant Kevin Brady
NYPD Mounted Unit

May 26, 2012

May the peace of our Lord be with her family during this time, R.I.P. Trooper Anna

Police Officer Pena
N.Y.P.D.

May 26, 2012

May God be with your Family now and allways. Thank you for your dedicated service.

Richard Hewitt, Ret. Lt
NYS Dept of Correction

May 26, 2012

Rest in Peace.

Lt James Keelan
NYPD

May 26, 2012

Rest now in Peace and May the family find peace.

Po Felipe Jerome
NYPD HB PSA6

May 26, 2012

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO! May God
Give the family and friends the strength and faith to deal with this tragic loss. Words can not express my sorrow!

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

This may be re-posted in the Honor of his death and the death of any Law Enforcement Officer!

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

May 26, 2012

R.I.P. Trooper Amanda Anna
Let all that you've done to protect & serve be inspiration for all of us

Det. Cpl. Robert Shingler
Summerville Police Dept. S.C.

May 26, 2012

God Bless her.

Det.Sgt.Robert M Spinney Jr. Ret.
MBTA Transit Police Massachusetts

May 26, 2012

My thoughts and prayers are with Trooper Anna's family and her Brothers and Sisters in Blue. Rest in peace.

Deputy Johanna Polo
Monroe County Sheriffs Dept. Rochester NY

May 26, 2012

Our thoughts and prayers to the family and department.

Trooper Gabriel Keyes
Florida Highway Patrol - Troop A Pensacola

May 26, 2012

Rest in Peace Trooper Anna.

Deputy Adam G. Quirin #237
St. Clair County Sheriff's Department

May 26, 2012

Trooper Anna: Thank you for your dedicated service. You have served your community, your State and your Country to the highest degree possible!!! My sincere condolences go out to to your immediate family and your other family... the brave and dedicated members of the New Your State Troopers!!! May you Rest in Peace.

Bob Moore (Sgt., Retired)
Toronto Police Service (Ontario, Canada)

May 26, 2012

My prayers are with you and your family during this tragic time. God Bless the Anna Family...

Officer Ferrara
Atlantis Police, Atlantis FL

May 26, 2012

Rest In Peace, my thoughts and prayers go out to all.

Det. Randy Evans
Kansas City Missouri Police Department
Son of Patrolman Robert Wayne Evans
E.O.W 10/14/1971
HEROES LIVE FOREVER

May 26, 2012

Rest in peace Trooper Anna. My sincere condolences to your family and to your department. Godspeed as you now patrol the streets of gold. You will not be forgotten.

OFC TERRY F. ZECH
VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPARTMENT DETROIT MICHIGAN

May 26, 2012

Another brave soul lost to soon to a tragedy. May God Rest her soul and protect her son and family.
Mine and my family’s prayers are with them.
May she RIP as she watches over her family from Heaven above!

Frank A. Yevchak Jr. Retired
Upper Saddle River Police, NJ

May 26, 2012

Very sad and tragic loss, my thoughts go out to the family and work colleagues RIP

Ian Lockwood
Retired SC1C
South Australia Police
Parks Patrols

May 26, 2012

Rest in peace my sister in blue. Prayers to your family--

Ptl. Melissa Miller
Forest Acres Police Dept. Columbia, SC

May 26, 2012

Amanda:

May you rest in peace. We'll take it from here. Watch over and protect all of us.

Trooper Specialist Peter C. Hooker
Florida Highway Patrol Troop-K Orlando

May 26, 2012