Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest easy Sgt., we will take it from here.

Ptlmn. James Murray (Ret.)
Chicago Police Department

July 22, 2015

Rest in peace, brother.

Officer R. Law #257
Rocklin PD

July 22, 2015

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

July 22, 2015

Rest in Peace. You are truly in God's hands.

James Nolan, Senior Inspector
US Marshals

July 22, 2015

RIP Brother. This is so sad, I knew Ben Woschester? Another fallen member of your Dept. Went to the motor academy with him. God Bless.

Ret. Policeman
Santa Monica PD

July 22, 2015

Our thoughts and prayers are with Family, Friends, and Department. May he Rest in Peace!

Ret. Deputy Sheriff's Tom and Diana Stri
Clayton County Sheriff Office Jonesboro Ga

July 22, 2015

My heart goes out to his family and the Hayward Police Department. So sad seeing these crimes happen way to often as of late. Im very sorry. Im sure the PD and other will look after his family during this very difficult time. Very sad, these incident need to stop asap.

Christopher F
Retired LVFR

July 22, 2015

Thank you for protecting us.

Jeralyn T. (7yrs old)

July 22, 2015

Rest in peace Brother Scott, you are a true Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.

Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 7/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham (retired)
Sand Springs OK PD

July 22, 2015

Rest in Peace Brother.

Detective N.Y.P.D. (Ret.) Steven DeSalvo
N.Y.P.D

July 22, 2015

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Sergeant Scott Lunger. 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 Hayward, California will not be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir.


May the daughters of Sergeant Lunger 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, Sergeant Lunger Thank You for your service and protection to us all, may you rest in peace God bless you and your family.

Final Salute

VIPS 750Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

July 22, 2015

Final Salute Sergeant Lunger, thank you for your service. Rest peacefully in the presence of God. We are praying for the family and fellow officers.

Former Patrol Sergeant
Johnny Allison
Wylie TX Police Dept

July 22, 2015

Thank you Sgt. Lunger for your years of hard work and dedication and for paying the ultimate sacrifice for the fine folks in the great state of California. You are a true AMERICAN HERO !!! My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers. May you forever, rest in peace, my brother.

HEROES LIVE FOREVER...

Sergeant Mitchell G. Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

July 22, 2015

Sergeant,

Rest in peace.

Lieutenant Bernard Flint
DOD Police Department

July 22, 2015

My condolences go out to the Hayward Police Department and the family and friends of Sergeant Scott Lunger. R.I.P. brother. Semper Fi!

Supervising Investigator Maurice Landru
San Bernardino County District Attorney Office

July 22, 2015

I MADE THOUSANDS OF THESE STOPS AND ALWAYS HAD IT IN MY HEAD. I M SO SORRY. MY BEST WISHES FOR THE FAMILY.

OFFICER ANTHONY HERRERA
CHP MOTOR

July 22, 2015

IN HONORE CASORUM
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends, and colleagues. The Promise: Always honored, never forgotten.

Sgt. T. J. Jones
Greater Cleveland Transit Police Department, Ohio

July 22, 2015

To the Hayward Police Depart and Sgt. Lunger's daughters, may our Heavenly Father draw close to each and everyone of you. May you find comfort in his word and his promises. May you all be strengthen by each other and those of us who serve throughout this great nation trying to keep our country from falling apart. While the coming minutes, hours, days and years may seem unbearable remember you will always have other LE praying for you and your healing. You will never fill the void but you will heal, you will grow stronger that as time goes on the memories of this horrible day will become less painful and the good times and memories will fill your hearts.

God bless, a former Hayward resident.

Lieutenant Tim Jones
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Texas

July 22, 2015

May you Rest in Peace with our Lord, Sgt Lunger, and may our Lord bring Peace to your Family, especially your Daughters, as they grieve your loss. Amen

Volunteer Esther Wright
San Antonio Police Department

July 22, 2015

Rest in Peace brother. We will not forget you.

Sgt Al Sellinger
Scotch Plains Police Dept

July 22, 2015

May his soul rest in peace. He has paid the ultimate price for the city. His life and legacy will never go unnoticed. To

Deputy sheriff Owen D Gayle
Osceola county sheriff office.

July 22, 2015

“Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor — by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world. He will take no man’s money dishonestly and no man’s insolence without a due and dispassionate revenge. He is a lonely man and his pride is that you will treat him as a proud man or be very sorry you ever saw him. The story is this man’s adventure in search of a hidden truth, and it would be no adventure if it did not happen to a man fit for adventure. If there were enough like him, the world would be a very safe place to live in, without becoming too dull to be worth living in.”
- Raymond Chandler

ASEO David A. Bailey
Protection Plus Inc.

July 22, 2015

May you rest in peace. Thank you for your courageous service. Thank you for being a true hero! Our thoughts and prayers go out to your family, friends, brothers and sisters in blue, and the community! May your family find the strength to get through this tragic time! May God bless you all.

Police officer Alex Cordova's wife Brian
Rio Rancho police department, NM

July 22, 2015

Rest in peace brother. Thoughts are with your family both blue and blood during this difficult time. Thank you Sergeant Lunger for your 15 years of service and dedication to your community.

SGT David Post
Reno County Sheriff's Office Hutchinson, Ks

July 22, 2015

Thank you Sgt. for your service and sacrifice. Deepest sympathy and condolences to the Lunger family and friends. To his fellow brothers on the force, and police officers everywhere, please know that you are admired and respected far and wide and that the magnitude of the efforts you make to serve and protect is greatly appreciated by a grateful citizenry.

Mike
son and brother of a police captain and lieutenant.

July 22, 2015