Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To the family of Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Nimtz, friends and the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
You are lifted up in heart, thought and prayers. May God comfort, hold you close and give you His peace that surpasses all understanding to keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus now and always. Thank you for your service.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." John 3: 16 & 17
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9

Patrolman A.S. Batson
Cherry / O'Berry Police Department Goldsboro, NC

July 29, 2019

Rest in peace brother, we'll take it from here

Officer Daniel J. Greening
Eufaula Police Dept , Eufaula Alabama

July 29, 2019

Rest in peace Deputy Nimtz. My thoughts & prayers are with your family, friends, and the members of the BCSO during this most difficult and tragic time.

Sgt. Scott Seitz
Plainsboro Township NJ Police Department

July 29, 2019

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

July 28, 2019

Rest easy Brother, Thank you for your service. May your sacrifice and memory never fade.

Jerry Matalone #8046 (Retired)
Des Moines Iowa Police Department

July 28, 2019

God speed brother!

Police Officer III Edna Veloz
Los Angeles Police Department

July 28, 2019

Deepest Sympathy to the family of Deputy Nimitz and to his Brothers and Sisters of the Broward County Sheriff ‘s Office, Florida. May God give comfort and understanding to his family and friends, and show them the sacrifice no matter how extreme, was what he stood for. RIP my Brother we got the Watch.

Chaplain Terry L. Longacre (Ret.Manor Tw
Red RoseLodge FOP# 16 Lancaster, County Pennsylvania

July 27, 2019

Deputy Nimtz,

May you rest in the arms of God and may God be with your family.

Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Det. Russ Cain
Pittsburgh PD

July 26, 2019

I would just like to say thank you (although that doesn't seem to be enough) for your service and sacrifice (trying to make this crazy world a better and safer place). You will not be forgotten. Deepest sympathy to your friends, family and coworkers. RIP.


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

Marie C
NJ Citizen

July 26, 2019

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

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

July 24, 2019

Rest in Peace Deputy Nimtz

Joseph Hart-Bowley

July 24, 2019

Nimtz family and friends may God grant you all with a speedy healing. Deputy Nimtz thank you for your Dedicated Service to your Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the ine of Duty.

Res.Sgt.Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls,OH Police Dept

July 23, 2019

RIP Brother...God Bless...

OFC/ Detective Carlos Selvi
Balto. Co. P.D.

July 23, 2019

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Deputy Nimtz. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Broward County Sheriff's Office.

US Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service

July 23, 2019

May God bless you and your family. You paid the ultimate sacrifice. May you rest in peace my brother in blue.

(Ret) Trooper Dean Aires
PA State Police

July 23, 2019

Thank you for your service. Prayers for your Family and your Department.

Sergeant Monica Veney
Baltimore City Police Department

July 23, 2019

"The Final Inspection"
The policeman stood and faced his God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining.
Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, policeman.
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My church have you been true?"
The policeman squared his shoulders and said, "No, Lord, I guess I ain't,
Because those of us who carry badges can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays,
and at times my talk was rough,
and sometimes I've been violent,
Because the streets are awfully tough.
But I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep....
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fear.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't.....I'll understand.
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod.
As the policeman waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, policeman,
You've borne your burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in hell."
Author Unknown

Sergeant Chad Miner
Powell Police department
Powell, Wyoming

July 23, 2019

Praying for peace and comfort today and in the days ahead. With deepest sympathy,

Rita Rocker
Deputy Executive Director
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

July 23, 2019

Rest in Peace, good and faithful servant.
God has already reserved a special place
for our protectors.
Please continue your watch over us.


Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your protection!

Our prayers to the family and department.

Charles F. Holloway, Jr.
Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
Elizabethtown Police Department

July 23, 2019

Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Dep. Nimtz. You are the same age as my son when he lost his life on duty, and left a wife and 2 young son’s. This also strikes close to our family since my daughter lives in Deerfield Beach, near the accident scene. Rest In Peace brother, and God speed.

All men’s souls are immortal but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

Ret. Ofc. Matthew Dunn and father of fallen Officer Andrew Dunn EOW 3-19-11.

Ofc. Matthew Dunn (Ret)
Sandusky PD. (Ohio)

July 23, 2019

I am sorry for your loss to the Family, Fellow Officers, and Friends. I will keep all of you in my prayers. RIP.

Frank J.Corasaniti II,Retired Fire Lt.
Baltimore City Fire Department

July 23, 2019

RIP my brother. You are a hero my good sir. Condolences for your family as well as BCSO. Gone, but never forgotten. You went way to young sir.

CD Andres Acebo
Charlotte County Florida Sheriff Office

July 23, 2019

I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,

Abraham Lincoln

Lieutenant E.Kemmer
Nevada Department of Public Safety

July 23, 2019

The Albany Police Department and Session 4 of the Albany Police Academy give their regards to Officer Nimtz and the Broward County Sheriffs Office. God Bless and Rest In Peace.

Albany Police Department
Session 4 Albany Police Academy

July 23, 2019

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

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

July 23, 2019