Omaha Police Department, Nebraska
End of Watch Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Reflections for Detective Kerrie Sue Orozco
May the good lord welcome you with open arms, for you have done your job well.
Chaplain Douglas J. Maykowski
Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge #187 Mt. Clemens Michigan.
May 20, 2015
23rd PSALM!!!
Earnest Hawkins Jr.
Prince Geoeges County Police MD (RET)
May 20, 2015
God bless you, Det. Orozco. May you rest in peace as you now sit among the angels. You and your family are in my heart and prayers.
Captain Gary Graham (RET)
Denver Police Department
May 20, 2015
I salute you and your family.
Thank you for your time of service.
Randalyn Benson
survivor daughter of Chief James Leonard Speer
May 20, 2015
Godspeed Sister, Sad to see a life lost, especially when you just had a child. Please watch over the Blue Family as you walk the Golden Beat.
POll K. Jarrell
HPPD
May 20, 2015
Officer Orozco, thank you for your service. We are very proud of you. Go with God...
. Danny Mendoza
Family member of Detective Kent haws EOW 12-17-2007
May 20, 2015
Prayers to the family and remembering what it was like for me and my family when we were in this position. God Bless you and know that your memory will go on forever.
Arlene Peters
C.O.P.S. member
May 20, 2015
Detective Orozco your service is now done. Your service to protect and defend your community stands as an example of the brave, dedicated woman that you were.
Rest in peace, Detective, you are relieved; we have the watch.
BoB Garza, 1stSgt, USMCR (ret)
USMCR
May 20, 2015
RIP Det. Orosco.
You gave your life in the performance of your duty.
Thank you for your service Ma'am.
Chief of Police, Retired
LVPD
May 20, 2015
So sad that she had to make the ultimate sacrifice fighting evil. My thoughts are with her family. Be proud of her. She is a hero forever !
Lt. J. Micci (Ret)
Illinois State Police
May 20, 2015
RIP Sister. May God bless you and your family
Sergeant Scott Besarick
Brockton MA
May 20, 2015
Thank you for your service, sister. Prayers for you & your family. Rest easy, you will never be forgotten.
Deputy Sheriff Mike Bartlett
Hanson County Sheriff's Office
May 20, 2015
Thank you for your service.
Tim Liddell
CA Hwy Patrol (retired)
May 20, 2015
May the angels lead you into paradise May God watch over your family.
Retired Police Officer Timothy Dillon
NYPD
May 20, 2015
Rest easy, sister, for we now have the watch
Captain Kevin Clark
Denton County Sheriff's Office
May 20, 2015
Very sad to see another officer end their watch this way, rip to all, prayers to the families.....
PO Thomas Turner
TBTA
May 20, 2015
RIP sister. My thoughts and prayers are with your young family.
Senior Conservation Officer
Idaho Fish & Game
May 20, 2015
When God Made Peace Officers
author unknown
When the Lord was creating peace officers, he was into his sixth day of
overtime when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling
around on this one." And the Lord said, "Have you read the specs on this
order?
A peace officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark,
scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn't touch, and not wrinkle
his uniform.
"He has to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a
homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and
testify in court the next day.
"He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee
and half-eaten meals. And he has to have six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands... no way."
"It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord, "it's the
three pairs of eyes an officer has to have."
"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.
The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he
asks, "May I see what's in there, sir?" (When he already knows and wishes
he'd taken that accounting job.) "Another pair here in the side of his head
for his partners' safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can
look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, 'You'll be all right ma'am,
when he knows it isn't so."
"Lord," said the angel, touching his sleeve, "rest and work on this tomorrow."
"I can't," said the Lord, "I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound
drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil
service paycheck."
The angel circled the model of the peace officer very slowly, "Can it think?"
she asked.
"You bet," said the Lord. "It can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes;
recite Miranda warnings in its sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest
a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to
debate the legality of the stop... and still it keeps its sense of humor.
This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He can deal with crime
scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a
murder victim's family, and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement
isn't sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects."
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the peace
officer. "There's a leak,"she pronounced. "I told you that you were trying to
put too much into this model."
"That's not a leak," said the lord, "it's a tear."
"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.
"It's for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that
funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice."
"You're a genius," said the angel.
The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there," he said.
Gilbert J. Nunez III
Former P.O. and Military Police
May 20, 2015
Rest in Peace Detective Orozco. 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
May 20, 2015
My deepest, deepest, condolences to a true hero's family. For Kerrie is home with our fallen brothers and sisters now. It takes one strong warrior to stand tall and risk everything in this line of work. Be proud and not sad, for they are never forgotten, just missed.
Deputy Bob Posada
San Diego County Sheriff's Dept
May 20, 2015
Our hearts go out to all the family, friends and co-workers of Det. Orozco. Some things are just beyond words, and this is one of them. Our hearts are overwhelmed for all of you. You are in our prayers. Rest in peace sister.
Respectfully,
Goss family
Ofc. Goss
Jacksonville Police Dept.
May 20, 2015
Rest in Peace Sister...
J D Shaw, Deputy Sheriff, Retired
Montmorencytribune County Sheriff's Dept
May 20, 2015
It is with a heavy heart I learn of this loss. Having lost friends in the line of duty and on my watch, I truly understand the heartbreak and devastation felt by the community and Department. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Commissioner Don Meredith
Los Angeles County Probation Commission
May 20, 2015
My sincere condolences to the family. Thinking of your family during this sad time.
CPL 2722 Nanise Natau
Fiji Police Force
May 20, 2015
Nemo me impune lacessit. May God be with the family, both blood & blue through this trying time. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9
retired officer Jim Clark
Houston, Tx Police Dept. retired
May 20, 2015
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