Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Our prayers go to the family

pradine eddington-smith

September 8, 2014

May the Lord bless you and welcome you into the kingdom of heaven. Thank you for your service, bless your family and the officers that served with you. Watch over us. We have it from here brother.

Patrolman B. Logan,#305
Cashion PD, OK

September 8, 2014

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

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

September 8, 2014

Please accept my heartfelt condolences for the tragic loss of
Cpl. Harwood. It is a sad day to hear of the loss of any LEO. My thoughts and prayers are with you and his family at this most difficult time.

Rest in peace brother.

P.O. (Ret) Donald Current #2461
City of New York PD

September 8, 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 David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

September 8, 2014

Rest in Peace Brother. We will take it from here. May god give your family comfort and peace during this time.

Officer Kupper
Abilene PD, Abilene KS

September 8, 2014

We have the watch from here Brother. May God Bless your family and friends.

Officer A. OROZCO
ADOT/ECD

September 8, 2014

IN MEMORY OF CORPORAL JASON E. HARWOOD

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Corporal Jason E. Harwood:

From the beginning of time after Cain killed his brother, Abel, there has been a need for law enforcement officers to protect the weak and to bring evildoers to justice. This work is necessary in a sinful world and is dangerous. In modern times, some ten police officers have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of Topeka, Kansas. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Corporal Jason E. Harwood, of the Topeka, Kansas Police Department; who was shot and killed in the line-of-duty on Sunday, September 7, 2014, while making a traffic stop in the 3200 block of SE Sixth Avenue in Topeka, Kansas at about 4:45 PM.

Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Corporal Jason E. Harwood. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of Corporal Jason E. Harwood and honor his sacrifice. Be with the family, friends, and colleagues of this fallen hero. Comfort them and give them your strength. Guide those who seek to take care of the family of this hero. May those empowered to do so, care for them with integrity. In commemorating the death of this hero, help those who mourn to remember that death is not the end. Death does not have the final say, but is simply the transition to the glorious life to come. They should look forward to that life to come with joy and thanksgiving.

As for the citizens of Topeka, Kansas, help them to faithfully equip their police officers with the best tools to protect their community. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of Topeka, Kansas, to remember to pay their police officers fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of Topeka, Kansas, to obey the law and treat each other with dignity so as not to add to the burden of crime and pain to their community.

The time for mourning will soon pass. We have now remembered and celebrated the life lost in this great tragedy. As the family, friends, and colleagues of Corporal Jason E. Harwood go forward, they must celebrate the good things in their lives; and to celebrate life itself!

Finally, Lord God, we pray for the families, friends, and colleagues of all the law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line-of-duty and we thank you for their sacrifices. Bless the lives of their families, friends, and colleagues so they might find healing. Help their law enforcement organizations support the families of these fallen heroes. Even though their deaths might have been senseless, make something good come out of these situations so that their law enforcement organizations and the communities in which they lived and served might be stronger because of their lives and their deaths. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Now, may the Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you: the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

In His Service,

Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry

Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department

September 8, 2014

Rest in Peace Corporal Harwood. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, co-workers, and friends.

Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department

September 8, 2014

RIP Brother

Deputy Anita Price
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio, Texas

September 8, 2014

R.I.P Corporal Harwood. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Topeka. Thoughts and prayers to your family and your fellow officers.

Asst. Chief Scott Davies
Beloit Police Dept

September 8, 2014

i am so sorry to hear of this tragic event. My heart goes out to the family.

Cpl. Eric Gonzalez
Harford County Sheriff's Office

September 8, 2014

Rest in Peace Corporal! We have the watch now!

Police Officer Jeff Smith
Los Angeles Police Department

September 8, 2014

I served with this man's brother at another department. While I never met Jason, the family has a strong tradition in law enforcement. RIP. God's blessings on the family and all of us.

Dep. Jerry Dirks
Rush Co. Sheriff's Dept.

September 8, 2014

Rest in peace my brother , we shall carry the watch from here.
To Corporal Harwood's family, may a God grant you peace and comfort in your time of grief .

Marshal Kenen Martinez
Melvern Marshal's Office, Melvern Kansas

September 8, 2014

RIP Brother, may you be with GOD and may GOD be with your family.

Det. Russ Cain
Pittsburgh PD

September 8, 2014

May you never be forgotten & always be honored for your sacrifice. R.I.P. My Brother.

Citizen Tracy Corley
Louisiana

September 8, 2014

Corporal Hardwood,

Heroes never die. You fought the good fight. RIP.

Deputy R. Castaneda #595
Johnson County Sheriff's Office

September 8, 2014

Another "Hero" taken.
You helped make this world a safer place to live.
May God grant you eternal peace.
Prayers to your loved ones and to your department.

Det. Billy Russo. Ret.
Nassau County Police Dept., NY

September 8, 2014

Rest easy brother.

PO Olasokan
NYS University Police

September 8, 2014

As a retired 30 year veteran of the Tulsa PD and a 22 year member of our wonderful Honor Guard i must tell you how very sorry I am that you lost Cpl. Harwood, my sadness goes out to his fellow officers and his family, you are right he will not be forgotten!!!!

Retired Master Police Officer
Tulsa PD

September 8, 2014

May Corporal Harwood RIP. May God Bless him, his family, and fellow officers in this time of need.

Sgt. Jan A. Bruce

September 8, 2014

Rest in peace. Your dedication and memory will live forever in those of us who serve.

Chief John Morris
Roeland Park, Kansas P.D.

September 8, 2014

Rest in Peace, Hero. Thank you for your ultimate sacrifice. May God wrap His loving arms around your wife and sons, your family and friends, and your honorable co-workers. God Bless You... now rest.

Noranne Stubbs Lenox
Arizona Department of Public Safety

September 8, 2014

Eternal Rest

S. I. Drake, Lt (Ret)
Indianapolis Police

September 8, 2014