Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My deepest condolences to Officer Patricks family, friends & co-workers. I will hold you all close in prayer. As the daughter of a fallen officer I can understand your pain & grief but also your pride in the officer you loved. God be with you & grant you His peace!

Wendy Mayland
Police Family Survivor

July 30, 2014

RIP Brother Patrick.

Ron Turner
Indiana Department of Correction Academy and Training Staff

July 30, 2014

RIP Sir, Godspeed to your family, friends and agency.

Police Officer
Houston PD

July 30, 2014

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Scott Patrick. Another Hero taken too soon. May God comfort you and your family as you go and touch the face of God.
Your honorable service and sacrifice and bravery to the citizens of Mendota Heights, Minnesota will not be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir.


May the daughters of Officer Patrick know that their Dad is a HERO who we will not forget and will forever be in his debt for all he has done for us, Officer Patrick Thank You for your service and protection to us all, may you rest in peace God bless you and your family.

Final Salute

VIPS 750 Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

July 30, 2014

Officer Patrick, I slow salute you as you are a true hero who chose to walk the thin blue line. I send prayers to his family, friends and to the police department. You may be gone but you will not be forgotten. God bless you.

Sergeant ret.
Honolulu Police Department

July 30, 2014

Rest in Peace Officer Patrick, May god give your family the strength to cope and the time to grieve in this tragic time. May god bless not only your family but your agency and those agencies around you in this difficult time. Thanks for service.

Police Officer Matthew Van Der Linden
Gregory Police Department Gregory, South Dakota

July 30, 2014

Thank you officer Scott. May you patrol the streets of heaven and look over your family.

Explorer Michael Wilson
Conway Police Department

July 30, 2014

God bless you and your family. Thank you for your service. You will be missed.

Patrolman Ryan McLaughlin
Picatinny Arsenal Police Department

July 30, 2014

My deepest sympathies to the family of Officer Scott Patrick. May you always remember him as a man who gave it all to protect the citizens of Mendota Heights.

Stan Jefferson
citizen

July 30, 2014

Gone.... but never forgotten. Thank you for your service Officer Patrick. Bless you and, GOD, give the strength and guidance to Officer Patrick's friends, co-workers, and family.

Senior Deputy Sheriff Pete Martinez
Kern County Sheriff's Office

July 30, 2014

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 BMI © 1993 - All Rights Reserved

Investigator Daid L Bel (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dep., Columbia, SC

July 30, 2014

RIP Brother Officer

Sgt. Ron McKinley
retired South Dakota Highway Patrol

July 30, 2014

Rest, brother.

Cpl Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

July 30, 2014

Thank you for your service, you will never be forgotten. Forever a hero. RIP and we will take it from here brother.

Police officer Charles Colborn
Reno Tahoe Airport Police

July 30, 2014

GODSPEED Brother!

Deputy Michael Baxter
Williamson County Sheriffs Office

July 30, 2014

God bless you, brother.

A Fellow MN Officer

July 30, 2014

Praying that God will bless officer Patrick's family and police family, and that the fugitive will quickly be apprehended before more innocent lives are taken.

Chaplain Mark Campbell
Morristown TN Police Department

July 30, 2014

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

July 30, 2014

Rest in peace, Officer Patrick. Thank you for your many years of dedicated service to your community. Your ultimate sacrifice and that of your family will not be forgotten. Prayers for your family, friends, Mendota Heights PD and your many law enforcement brothers and sisters. Godspeed, Hero.

Kathy B
Grateful Citizen

July 30, 2014

My heartfelt condolences go out to Officer Patrick's family and to the Mendota Heights Police Department. Rest in peace, sir. May you find peace in Heaven with all you brothers and sister in blue.

Taylor Ramerth
Citizen of Chandler, Arizona

July 30, 2014

Rest In Peace Brother. May you go rest high on that mountain & may The Lord watch over & guide you're family.

Citizen Tracy Corley
Louisiana

July 30, 2014

My prayers go out to your family , friends, and coworkers. REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER.

Sergeant Gary Wilson
Henry County Sheriff's Department

July 30, 2014

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. You are a Hero Officer Patrick. Thank you for doing your job. Rest in peace Dear Brother. God Bless. "HEROS LIVE FOREVER"

CATHERINE A. GARIBAY SANCHEZ
SURVIVING SISTER of DEPUTY SHERIFF
STEVEN GARIBAY EOW 2/10/1987

July 30, 2014

Rest in Peace Officer Patrick. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Patrick Family and the Mendota Heights Police Department.

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Department Wayne, NJ

July 30, 2014

Rest in peace brother. We will take it from here. Your brothers & sisters in blue mourn for you and your family. Thank you for your service

P.O. Jason

July 30, 2014