Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Que Dios lo tenga a su lado. Hombre valiente que ofrendo su vida en el cumplimiento del deber, ñara darle seguiridad a otros.

Sargento Melvin M. Ruiz-Diaz
Policía de Puerto Rico

March 29, 2018

On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Officer, Andres Laza-Caraballo while he was off duty. It is always a huge loss when a fellow officer makes the ultimate sacrifice. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

March 29, 2018

Rest In Peace and God Bless. Thank you for your service

Sargeant Michael Crawford
US Military, retired

March 29, 2018

Very brave. Rest in Peace Brother.

Corporal (Ret) Brian Sullivan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

March 28, 2018

Rest in Peace.

Investigator Stephen Trejo
Donna I.S.D. Police Dept. Tx

March 28, 2018

Rest in peace my brother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your family and the Pentagon Force Protection Agency.

James J. Scanlon (Retired CPD)
North American SWAT Training Assoc

March 28, 2018

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER (RETIRED)
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

March 27, 2018

Rest in peace.

Officer Kyle Groose
Laramie PD, WY

March 27, 2018

Rest In Peace brother. Thank you for your service .

EMT-P Carlos A. Ortiz
New York City Fire Dept. Bureau of EMS

March 27, 2018

Rest In Peace brother. We’ll take the watch from here.

Officer Jason McGowan
Pentagon Force Protection Agency

March 26, 2018

Rest in peace Brother! We have the watch from here. May God Bless your Family and Friends.

LT. A. Orozco
ADOT/ECD

March 26, 2018

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Officer Laza-Caraballo. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Juncos Municipal Police Department.

U.S. Postal Inspector Scott Horne
U.S. Postal Inspection Service

March 26, 2018

Rest in peace Police Officer Andres Laza-Caraballo, and may our Lord give comfort and strength to your family and friends. Thank you for your service to the Juncos community. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

CBP Officer(retired), Luis R. Otero
DHS/Bureau of Customs & Border Protection

March 26, 2018

May the good lord welcome you with open arms, for you have done your job well.

Chaplain Douglas J. Maykowski
Fraternal Order Of Police Central Macomb Lodge #187 Macomb County Mich

March 26, 2018

Rest In Peace my brother. Sending prayers to your family. We’ll take it from here!

Police Officer Alex Montanez
Philadelphia Police Department

March 26, 2018

Thank you for your service. RIP.

Sergeant Brian J. Wills II
Oswego County Sheriff's Office

March 26, 2018

My heart bleeds for the loss of one who was loved, one who was a protector, and one who was and still is an inspiration to many. May God open his kingdom to an honored one coming home. Prayers for the family.

J. Bennett 311
Alachua P.D.

March 26, 2018

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO!

"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 whose 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 © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

March 25, 2018

I had the honor of meeting you, a friend, and I greatly regret the pain your family is going through, with your unexpected departure. Rest in peace, comrade, now you will be in the ranks of heaven as the great human being and policeman you were and you will be.

Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Nazario
Puerto Rico Police Department

March 25, 2018

Que en paz descanses hermano en estas faenas, truncaron tú productiva y valiosa vida al servicio de nuestra país, "te fuistes con la botas puestas",como acá decimos, pero no te fuiste solo, mandaste a otro lugar no igual al que tú vas a descansar, a una lacra de la sociedad, un parásito sin oficio, ni beneficio, tú heroísmo y el sacrificio de tú vida no será en vano, vivirás siempre en nuestros corazones, aún cuando no te conocí, muy orgullosa de tí...a tú familia, esposa, hijas, compañeros de trabajo y amigos, mucha fuerza y fortaleza, paz en medio de la tormenta...Salmo 23 para tí...

Agente Retirada
Policía de Puerto Rico

March 25, 2018

Que en paz descanses hermano en estas faenas, truncaron tú productiva y valiosa vida al servicio de nuestra país, te fuistes con la botas piesyas como acá decimos, pero no te fuiste solo, mandaste a otro lugar no igual al que vas a descansar tú, a una lacra de la sociedad, un parásito sin oficio, ni beneficio, tú heroísmo y el sacrificio de tú vida no será en vano, vivirás siempre en nuestros corazones, aún cuando no te conocí, muy orgullosa de tí...a tú familia, esposa, hijas, compañeros de trabajo y amigos, mucha fuerza y fortaleza, paz en medio de la tormenta...Salmo 23 para tí...

Agente Retirada Policía de PR

March 25, 2018

Descansa en paz compañero eres un Héroe a pesar de las pésimas condiciones en la que trabajamos en Puerto Rico siempre salías a trabajar con tu frente en alta y honrando al uniforme.

Agte.Wilfredo Vega
Puerto Rico Police Department.

March 25, 2018

God Bless you Brother

You served like a hero, and gave respect to the uniform. Now you became our Guardian Angel for us.

RIP.

Retired Police Officer
Guaynabo City Police Department

March 25, 2018

Rest in Peace brother.

Police Officer Ahmed Danso-Faried
White Plains Police Department

March 25, 2018

Brother you are a hero. You didn't give up. You fought. This is what heros do.

Rest in pace my brother. We got it from here. Your killers will he brought to justice .

Officer Sam Mohamad
Coffee City Police , Texas

March 24, 2018