Connecticut State Police, Connecticut
End of Watch Wednesday, June 5, 1991
Reflections for Trooper Russell A. Bagshaw
Rest in peace Trooper Bagshaw. You are brave and I am looking forward to working with honorable officers such as yourself. You are an inspiration and a prime example of what it means to be a police officer.
Nils P. Hansen
Student
September 15, 2006
Rest in peace Trooper Bagshaw. You are a reminder and an inspiration of what it means to be a police officer.
Nils P. Hansen
Student
September 15, 2006
i lived in ct at the time this young man was taken and i left for maine after this i allways wanted to know what they did to the person who ended your life to early this is why i come to this site.. i just wanted to let all know we will allways think of you ,a person that you were
george lavigne
retired machinst
August 17, 2006
I often tell my new night watch officers that a security check should not be considered a routine task. I tell them this because I was a 3 year patrolman working midnights the same night you were killed only a few towns away. I attended your funeral which was my first of many. I remember everything as if it happened yesterday. I did not know you, but at my roll call your name is mentioned. You are not forgotten. R.I. P. brother.
Sergeant Keith Beebe
Stonington, CT Police Dept
August 15, 2006
You are have never been far from our thoughts in the past 15 years and will always remain within our souls.
TFC Mark Dumas and Lori
Ct. State Police
July 7, 2006
Connecticut State Police Academy Alumni Association has a motto: "Looking to the future, but never forgetting the past."
The Connecticut State Police motto is: "The first and the finest". 100 years of state service 1903 - 2003.
To Russ and his family - God Bless and never forgotten.
Trooper Orlando C. Mo
Connecticut State Police
July 7, 2006
Connecticut State Police Academy Alumni Association has a motto: "Looking to the future, but never forgetting the past."
The Connecticut State Police motto is: "The first and the finest". 100 years of state service 1903 - 2003.
To Russ and his family - God Bless and never forgotten.
Trooper Orlando C. Mo
Connecticut State Police
July 6, 2006
I pray that you are still resting peacefully and hope that you still watch over us down here.
Cpl. Egendoerfer
Mishawaka PD
June 5, 2006
May you Rest in Peace.
June 5, 2006
God bless you brother.
Trooper C A Gatewood
Florida Highway Patrol
April 21, 2006
I was a six month "rookie" at Troop K in Colchester and was working the midnight shift with Russ on June 5, 1991. As the "junior" guy on the shift I had last pick of patrols and was usually left with the one nobody wanted, the Northeast patrol. But on this night, knowing that I had taken Northeast for the past several nights, Russ told me to take a break and stated that he would take it. I remember seeing Russ just before we left the Troop for that night, standing in the roll call room, hand on his briefcase. I thanked him and of course he shrugged it off because he was just the type of person that would do you or anyone else a favor without prompting. That was Russ, a great trooper and a great guy. May God bless you and your family forever.
Sgt. Shane Hassett
Connecticut State Police
March 8, 2006
I attended/participated in the funeral for Trooper Bagshaw. I will never forget the members of the CSP that I met that day, and I will never forget the name Russell Bagshaw. May God bless both.
Detective Emilio D'Addio
NYPD
January 24, 2006
Trooper Bagshaw,may you rest in peace.
December 11, 2005
God Bless You
Tom
March 26, 2005
I never had the honor to meet Tpr. Bagshaw. I am currently stationed out of Troop K, Colchester, the same Troop Tpr. Bagshaw was stationed out of. Every day I enter the Troop and see Tpr. Bagshaw's photo hanging on the wall, a sadness tears me inside. He will never be forgotten, EVER! The best way for me to honor Tpr. Bagshaw is to "Serve and Protect" at a level that would make him and his family proud. I hope I am doing this, because I do not want to let down my "Brother Trooper" that I have never met, yet feel connected with.
Trooper Paul Arigno
CT State Police
January 17, 2004
TO RUSS, HIS FAMILY, AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE...
OVER A DECADE, YET IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY WE ALL HEARD THE SAD NEWS... GOD BLESS YOU...
JOE
OFFICER JOSEPH L. DUNN #6
EAST LYME POLICE DEPARTMENT, CONNECTICUT
October 15, 2003
MY DEEPEST SYMPOTHIES TO ALL THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE EVER LOST A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE IN THE LINE OF DUTY, WE MUST NEVER FORGET THEM AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR THEIR LOVED ONES, AND THE PEOPLE THEY PROTECT.
YOU WILL ALL BE MISSED, BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.
PATROLMAN NATHAN BAGSHAW
NEW SHOREHAM POLICE DEPT
To our brother in blue may you rest in peace. Although you are sadly missed, you will be remembered forever.
Police Constable Robert Bagshaw
Toronto Police Service
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