Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in Peace Police Officer Lane Burns! Thank you for your 5 years of service with the Bonne Terre Police Department and your previous service with the St. Francois County Sheriff's Office, in Missouri. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your daughter, your son, and your fiancée during this terrible tragedy, and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to the rest of your family and to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

March 19, 2022

This is only a part of something I wrote:

We knew, when we strapped
On our belts, we might not
Come home after our shift;
Each day could have been our last.
We are the role-models
And must pass on the eternal torch
Of self-sacrifice to our next generation.
We have quieted the child with tears;
We've sat with those those whose spirits
Needed a lift; we've cried with those who've
Suffered loss so they did not
Have to alone bear their heavy cross.
Love is an amazing gift.

We've been called by every name
Known to man;
Talked down those who've sought to maim
Whenever and whomever they can.
We've witnessed atrocities,
Vengeful hearts,
Casting lots, and devising evil plots.

Yes, we lay down our lives everyday
To protect and serve.
We are the hero's ordained by God
Here on earth.
Say a little prayer for us,
And tell us you love us before
We walk out that door.

I am a retired police officer. I am eighty years of age and now reside in Troy, Ohio. I graduated, in North Carolina, February 19, 1984-1994

March 19, 2022

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF POLICE OFFICER BURNS, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF POLICE OFFICER BURNS. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Retired Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service

March 19, 2022

"Somebody killed a policeman today,
And a part of America died.
A piece of our country he swore to protect
Will be buried with him at his side.
The suspect who shot him will stand up in court,
With counsel demanding his rights,
While a young widowed mother must work for her kids
And spend alone many long nights.
The beat that he walked was a battlefield, too,
Just as if he'd gone off to war.
Though the flag of our nation won't fly at half mast,
To his name they will add a gold star.
Yes, somebody killed a policeman today,
It happened in your town or mine.
While we slept in comfort behind our locked doors,
A cop put his life on the line.
Now, his ghost walks a beat on a dark city street,
And he stands at each new rookie's side.
He answered the call and gave us his all,
And a part of America died."

Author Unknown

E.C.Proft Chief Criminal Deputy (Retired)
Island County Sheriff's Office

March 18, 2022

Thank you for not only being my friend, but a great officer. Rest In Peace brother.

Officer Jeff Kostedt
Farmington Police Department

March 18, 2022

Officer Burns, we honor your memory, salute your service and mourn your sacrifice. You are a hero.

God Bless and may you forever Rest in Peace, Brother.

May your partner experience a full recovery in every way and God Bless that Officer as well, also a hero.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Department

March 18, 2022

Burns family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Officer Burns 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 Res.Sgt Cuyahoga Falls Ohio Police Dept.

March 18, 2022

The true measure of a person
is not found in the
might of their arm,
their wealth
or their power –
it is found in the strength
of their character.

There is no greater testimony to
ones character, than ones
willingness to sacrifice all,
in the noble quest of
providing protection to all
whom they serve.

Author Unknown

Javier Cornejo
Police Officer, Retired
City of Milwaukee Police Department
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

March 18, 2022

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 GODS ARMS

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KEM

March 18, 2022

Rest In Peace brother. Your courage and service will not 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

March 18, 2022

Officer Lane Burns, your ultimate sacrifice will not be forgotten! May God watch over you, your family, friends and coworkers during this difficult time. God's Speed Lane!

In Valor There Is Hope
-Tacitus

Reserve Deputy Brian Jacobsen
Mahaska County Iowa Sheriff’s Office

March 18, 2022

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer Lane Burns and the extended law enforcement family of Bonne Terre Police Department, Missouri.



End of Watch Thursday, March 17, 2022.



Rest in Peace brother 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

March 18, 2022

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

S. I. Drake - Lt/IPD | IMPD (Ret)

March 18, 2022

Officer Burns,

I am grieving for your daughter as well as your fiancée, as well as the rest of your family blood and blue. Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice for your community and country. You will forever be remembered as a hero.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” (Matthew 5:9)

Danny Bloom

March 18, 2022

R.I.P Officer Lane Burns

Brian Molyneaux
citizen Toronto Canada

March 18, 2022

On behalf of Session 72 from the Zone Five Academy in New York State, We send out our condolences to the friends and family of Officer Lane Burns and the Bonne Terre Police Department.

Session 72
Zone Five

March 18, 2022

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (retired)
Mobile County Child Support

March 18, 2022

RIP Officer Burns. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Bonne Terre and St. Francois County

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

March 18, 2022

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

March 18, 2022

Rest In Peace my friend. You were an awesome student in the class I taught at the academy. So proud to call you my brother in blue. You will be missed. Watch over us all.

Lieutenant Larry Lacey
Farmington Police Department

March 18, 2022

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Police Officer Lane Burns during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May happy moments from the past bring forth precious memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Police Officer Lane Burns.

Gail. M. Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit P.O. Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

March 17, 2022

We offer our heartfelt sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Police Officer Lane Burns and we honor his 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 Officer Burns, 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 him when he walked the beat or patrolled the streets, know that he will always be with you - wherever you may be.  In the days to follow, may you be strengthened by the fact that Officer Burns is a man distinguished by exceptional courage and will always be admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. You, your family, and your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

FBI Agent
FBI , Washington, DC

March 17, 2022

Thank you for your service.
May the Lord comfort your family, friends and coworkers at this most difficult time.
Rest in peace.

Sergeant David Sheetz (retired)
Houston Police Dept.

March 17, 2022

Rest in peace Officer Burns.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 17, 2022

Rest in eternal Peace, good and faithful public servant.
God has already reserved a special place for our peacemakers.
Please continue your careful and diligent watch over us.
When Law Enforcement perishes, a proud and caring nation mourns.
Thank you for your heroic sacrifice!
Thank you for your selfless service!
Thank you for your guardian protection!

Our prayers to the family and department.

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

March 17, 2022