Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God bless Officer Yagan's family, friends and coworkers and give them strength and peace to get through their grief and pain.
Thank you for your service Officer Yagan.

Wm Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP, Trafic & Escort Unit

April 24, 2018

Rest in peace officer Yagan , my sincere condolences to your family and to your department. God speed as you now patrol the streets of gold. Your ultimate sacrifice will not be forgotten.

TERRY F ZECH OFC (RET)
VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPT, DETROIT MICHIGAN

April 23, 2018

God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends.
Thank you for your unselfish service.

James P Waggle, Jr
Civilian

April 23, 2018

A Prayer for Police Officer Tamby Yagan:

Lord God, I boldly and humbly come before Your throne in sincere faithful and fervent prayer as we remember in this moment our Brother-in-Blue, Police Officer Tamby Yagan, of the Patterson, New Jersey Police Department, who sacrificed his life in the Line-of-Duty. We recall with gratitude and respect all that he stood for in this life. Help us to live in the companionship of his spirit. May we be kind to the family, friends, and colleagues he loved; devoted to the community and state in which he served; and loyal to the causes which he championed in law enforcement. For Scripture says: God blesses those who work for peace for they will be called the children of God ; there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends; I [Jesus] assure you, today you will be with me in Paradise, and; God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Thus, in our life, may Police Officer Tamby Yagan live on, to our great comfort, to the betterment of Your creation, and to the furthering of Your most Holy Will. Amen

We have your patrol from here, Police Officer Tamby Yagan. Rest easy, our Brother-in-Blue, you are now in the hands of the Lord God.

Pastor Steven Robert Closs, M.S.B.S.
The Prayer Ministry of the Cross
“An Intercessory Prayer Ministry of the Gospel”
Merrimack, NH 03054
An Independent Christian Global Outreach Ministry
Chartered by the National Association of Christian Ministers

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, M.S.B.S.
Merrimack, NH Police Department

April 23, 2018

Rest In Peace Brother . Another true hero gone to soon . My condolences to everyone effected by this .

Special PO , Clark PD Art deVre
Clark ,NJ

April 23, 2018

RIP, prayers for the family.

Sgt. Ron Cromer
Martin Co. Sheriff, FL.

April 23, 2018

I pray that your family will find comfort during this very difficult time. May you Rest In Peace Brother!

First Class Deputy & Antoine Thomas
Wake County Sheriff’s Office

April 23, 2018

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

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

April 23, 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

April 23, 2018

Rest In Peace brother...

FTO Samuel Steinmetz (Retired)
Venice Police Department

April 23, 2018

Our deepest sympathies to the family of Officer Yagan. Our thoughts and prayers are with you!

DeKalb, IL Police Department

April 23, 2018

Thank you Officer Yagan for your hard work and dedication and for paying the ultimate sacrifice for the fine folks in the great state of New Jersey. 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 NEVER DIE...

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

April 23, 2018

Rest in Peace!

Ptl. Bryan Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake OH PD

April 23, 2018

Deepest sympathy to the family of Officer Tammy Yagan and to the Brothers and Sisters of the Paterson Police Department NJ May God take him in His Home of many rooms.

Chaplain Terry L. Longacre (Ret.Manor Tw
Red RoseLodge FOP#16Lancaster Co. Pa.

April 23, 2018

So saddened to hear the news.

May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers and friends.

Reserve Police Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

April 23, 2018

God Speed, Brother.

Sergeant Kevin Murphy
Union PD, NJ

April 23, 2018

Rest in peace Tamby, may God watch over your family. You will be missed.
Gone but never forgotten.

Shammekka Lang
Former St. Joseph's emergency room PCA

April 23, 2018

Rest in peace Officer Yagan!
You will not be forgotten!

Willie Bell Hopewell VA!
Friend Of All Law Enforcement Officers!

April 23, 2018

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Officer Yagan. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Paterson Police Department.

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

April 23, 2018

Rest In Peace Brother!

Sgt. CCB (Ret)
USPP

April 23, 2018

My deepest sympathy for this Officers family and friends. My prayers are with all
of you.

Rolon Sepulveda Family
Paterson Residents

Does not apply
Proud Residents of Paterson

April 23, 2018

God Bless this brave Sheepdog and his son. Tragic loss of a fine officier. My sympathies to the Paterson Police Department. Dan Hurley New Jersey State Police (retired)

Dan Hurley Captain (retired)
New Jersey State Police

April 23, 2018

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Thomas H. Kelly Jr., ASAC
Federal Air Marshal Service

April 23, 2018

REST-IN-PEACE My Brother in Arms

Anrae Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police

April 23, 2018

TO THE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES OF PATERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT, POLICE OFFICER TAMBY YAGAN.

My heart is filled with great sadness at learning of the lost of your loved one and fellow Police Officer.
We in the law enforcement community are a family, although our uniforms may be a different style and vary in color, a badge, shield or star may be pinned upon our chest. Our areas of enforcement may vary but our goals are the same, to Serve and Protect our communities.
We consist of many different agencies from across the nation, for we are: Municipal Police Officers, Sheriff’s Deputies, State Police Investigators, State Highway Patrol Troopers, Conservation Police Officers,College Campus Police Officers, Correctional Officers and Federal Agents just to name a few.
We patrol small towns, large cities, college campuses, county roads, state highways, state prisons, county jails, state parks and the United States Borders.
Whether active duty or retired, we are one family, a LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY,the thin blue line of protectors, brothers and sisters bonded together by HONOR, SERVICE and PRIDE.
Daily we honor our fallen brothers and sisters never forgetting their sacrifice and the sacrifices of their families.
Daily our position is clear that we will Serve and Protect our communities without faltering and with no hesitation.
Daily we show pride in our chosen profession LAW ENFORCEMENT, for we willingly walk the line of good over evil facing the unknown with courage keeping our trust and our faith in GOD.
We know that evil roam these streets and at any moment in the course of performing our duties the ultimate sacrifice might be required of us in the service to our community, for LAW ENFORCEMENT is not a job but a calling and only a few will make the decision to commit to that calling to serve for some will give all that they have.
ALL - LIVES MATTER - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHOULD BE RESPECTED - If we don’t respond to that call for help, or investigate that suspicious subject(s), or stop for that stranded motorist or rush to that call of shots fired, then who will?
OFFICER YAGAN
You did not die in vain.
You sacrificed your life in the service to the citizens of Paterson in the State of New Jersey with HONOR, PRIDE and DISTINCTION.
I’m proud to have worn the uniform of a law enforcement officer like you did.
I’m proud to have pinned the badge upon my chest like you did.
I’m proud to have Served and Protected my community as you did.
I’m proud to call you my BROTHER!
I commend you my fallen brother for making the ultimate sacrifice in the performance of your duty.
For you left us doing what you chose to do.
Performing a job you were trained to do.
Upholding the oath you swore to do.
Most importantly doing what you loved to do.................................. Serving and Protecting your community with Honor and Pride making a better and safer place for us all.
FOR THOSE WHO FIGHT FOR IT, “LIFE HAS A FLAVOR THE PROTECTED WILL NEVER KNOW “.
FINAL CALL
Officer Yagan status.............................Officer Yagan status..............................Officer Yagan status..................................
Attention All Units....................Paterson Police Department, Police Officer Tamby Yagan having served the citizens of Paterson in the State of New Jersey with HONOR, PRIDE and DISTINCTION is now 10-42.
Rest In Peace my fallen BROTHER, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!!

Senior Master Investigator Cardell L. Dobbins #188 (Ret.)
Illinois Secretary of State Department of Police District 01, Region 01

April 23, 2018