Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Brother.....My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of the SJPD during this most difficult and tragic time......

Lt. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

November 26, 2014

The true measure of a hero is when an Officer lays down their life with the knowledge that those they save... will never know

May God grant peace and comfort to those left behind.

SMSgt (USAF-Retired) Ed Keeney
USAF Security Police

November 26, 2014

Rest in peace brother.

Principal Inspector
LIEGE police Belgium

November 26, 2014

Rest in peace brother.

Officer Kyle Groose
Laramie PD, Wyoming

November 26, 2014

Agent Edwin Roman-Acevedo,

May Jesus wrap you in His loving arms with comfort and peace.

Thank you for your heroic sacrifice. Our prayers and thoughts are for you and your family.

Patrick and Elaine McMenamy
Life members of CHP 11-99 Foundation and parents of 2 Peace Officers

November 26, 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

November 26, 2014

Rest In Peace Agent Roman-Acevedo

Civilian supporter and future LEO
Lorain, Ohio

November 26, 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

November 26, 2014

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 San Juan Police Department. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother! Vaya con Dios

Anonymous

November 26, 2014

Heartfelt condolences and thoughts are with the family, friends, and colleagues. May this true brave hero rest in peace.

Mother of Officer Craig Birkholz, EOW 3/
Wisconsin

November 26, 2014

Agent Roman-Acevedo,
May you rest in Heavenly Peace. May your family be forever watched over and blessed. May your friends and colleagues find comfort. Please watch over us from on high.
We will see you again dear Sir.
Thank you for your service. I will never forget your sacrifice or the sacrifice of your family.
Greater Love Hath No Man....
Prayers for all involved.

Kristi
Surviving Daughter of Special Agent J. Robert Porter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E.O.W. 8/9/79

November 26, 2014

Rest in Peace Agent Roman-Acevedo. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and the San Juan Police Department.

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

November 26, 2014

Rest in Peace...

Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

November 26, 2014

Always on duty...always a hero!!! I wish the family much peace in this time of great sorrow.

Capt. David Post
Gwinnett Cnty. Georgia S.O

November 26, 2014

There is a special place in Heaven for our brothers in blue.

Officer P Moy
Metropolitan Police Department

November 26, 2014

Rip brother

Officer Jim Vazquez
Hcdoc

November 26, 2014

end of watch Brother.

Lieutenant
Dutch national police dept.

November 26, 2014

Decansa in paz hermano in azul.

Police Officer Angel Arce
WPD Worcester Ma

November 26, 2014

RIP. Gone far too young and far too soon. You did the work of a hero and you deserve to be honored as one. We have the watch from here brother.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

George Orwell

Na C L
VIRGINIA

November 26, 2014

Thank you for your service brother… Thoughts and prayers are with your family and brother and sister officers during this difficult time.

Patrolman Donny Carruth
East Brunswick Police Department

November 26, 2014