Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rittmanic family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Sgt. Rittmanic thank you for your service to your Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty.

Rudy Jones ( Retired )
Former Reserve Sgt Cuyahoga Falls Ohio Police Dept.

December 31, 2021

Your service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.. R.I.P Sergeant Rittmanic

Brandon Strasser

December 31, 2021

Rest in peace. God bless you and your family.

P.O Allen Murawski
Chicago Police Dept.

December 31, 2021

God bless you my sister in arms. My heart for your loved ones.

Dennis Rohan, PO Retired
SCPD

December 31, 2021

PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY OF BLUE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF YOUR COMMUNITY
ANOTHER OFFICER TAKEN TO SOON. REST IN GOD'S ARMS.

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KE
None

December 31, 2021

Rest In Peace sister. Your courage and service will never be forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family and department during this tragic time. Matthew 5:9

Lieutenant Don Barton
Garden City PD, MI

December 31, 2021

Rest in peace and thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones.

CSU Detective Don Bivens
Springfield, Illinois Police Department

December 31, 2021

Rest easy sister. We got it from here!

Officer C. Washington
CMPD

December 31, 2021

Rest easy sister. We will take it from here!

Officer C. Washington
CMPD

December 31, 2021

Rest in peace Sergeant Rittmanic, your watch is over. May God bless you, your family and law enforcement colleagues.

Blair Gluba Special Agent (Ret),
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (Retired)

December 31, 2021

Rip..So sad.Feel so bad.Condolences to the families on and off the job, and also close friends.There is not a day I don’t think about my Brothers & Sisters in blue that paid the ultimate price.God Bless

Retired NYPD Detective Matty Longo
NYPD

December 31, 2021

PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY OF BLUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF YOUR COMMUNITY. ANOTHER OFFICER TAKEN TO SOON. REST IN GOD'S ARMS.

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KE
None

December 31, 2021

God rest her soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

December 31, 2021

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic and the extended law enforcement family of Bradley Police Department, Illinois.


End of Watch Wednesday, December 29, 2021.


Rest in Peace sister and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

December 31, 2021

Sergeant Rittmanic, another sad, tragic day for all of law enforcement as we grieve the murder of someone doing their job to keep the peace. I pray that these two murderers will be brought to a special kind of justice. May God watch over your wife and all those that love and care about you here on earth. I thank you for your brave service to all of us. Rest in Peace, Sister.

Mary Milam
Sergeant (Ret)
Chicago Police Department

Gainesville, GA

December 31, 2021

Rest in peace. You gave the ultimate sacrifice. Bless all Police Officers for the work we do.

Officer Allen Murawski
Chicago Police Separtment.

December 31, 2021

It's such a shame that two people flee after killing you and wounding your partner, Officer Tyler Bailey.
This just goes to show that no call for a Law Enforcement Officer is ever truly safe, standard, or routine. Evil always lurks and can strike on the very minute that you least expect it.

I hope Bradley heals as a community, that your department finds strength in this time of urgency, that Officer Bailey recovers, that your wife knows she's not alone, and that justice is prevailed for your sacrifice.

Rest Easy Sergeant! You're gone, but not forgotten!

Ryan J. Curry - Kokomo, Indiana
(Future Police Officer)

December 31, 2021

Our Hearts are indeed saddened. Thank you for making a difference and for giving your all to the service of others... Never Alone

Allen Palmer
Chaplain, Former Police Officer

December 30, 2021

Rest In Peace Sgt Rittenmic, my sincere condolences to your family and to your department. God speed as you now patrol the streets of gold. Your ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten. Fair winds and following seas.

TERRY F ZECH OFC RET
Department of Veteran Affairs Police Department Detroit Michigan

December 30, 2021

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

December 30, 2021

Sending love and prayers to her family

Catherine Taylor
Police officers mom

December 30, 2021

May Our Lord have a Special Place In His Heavenly Home for Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic. She was "TRUE HERO".
My prayers go out for the other seriously injured officer. My Deepest Sympathies go out to Sgt. Rittmanic's Family and Her Department.

Illinois has lost some TRUE HERO'S the past couple of days.

Michael T. Sullivan, Retired Patrolman,
Chicago Police Department, 9th District

December 30, 2021

Rest in peace, Sergeant Rittmanic. Thank you for your service.

May God comfort your family, friends, and fellow officers at this difficult time.

God bless and protect the Thin Blue Line that protects us all.

Private Citizen Kathryn Felts
Mother of & Family Member of Law Enforcement

December 30, 2021

Prayers for Sergeant Rittmanic's blood and blue families. I graduated from the academy with her and she was awesome. Rest in peace sister, Session 78 has it from here.

Sergeant Joshua Donovan
Shiloh Police Department

December 30, 2021

We offer our heartfelt sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic and we honor her distinguished service to the cause of justice and peace. Sadly, our nation has lost one of its finest citizens, a community has lost a friend and protector, and a family has lost an example of character and courage who they will love and respect forever. 

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Sergeant Rittmanic, I would like you to know that a lot of people pray for you, and my hope is that their prayers will give you the strength necessary to move on.  Just as you were always with her when she walked the beat or patrolled the streets, know that she will always be with you - wherever you may be.  In the days to follow, may you be strengthened by the fact that Sergeant Rittmanic is a woman distinguished by exceptional courage and will always be admired for her brave deeds and noble qualities. You, your family, and your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

FBI Agent
FBI, Washington, DC

December 30, 2021