Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

So sad & tragic, RIP Sheepdog. May God bless & comfort your families, both blood & blue. Well done thou good & faithful servant.

I have worked with personnel from both Meridian PD and Lauderdale Co, SO in my current job. I offer my prayers & condolences to them.

Mike Nixon
High Point, NC Police Dept, Retired

June 13, 2022

RIP young man.

Gerard Walls
Richland County Sheriff Department (Retired)

June 13, 2022

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.
Assistant Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (ASAC)
New York Field Office
Federal Air Marshal Service

June 13, 2022

Rest In Peace my friend. You will truly be missed

Ret sgt Thomas Robinson
Lauderdale county Sheriff's Department

June 13, 2022

RIP Officer Croom. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Meridian, Lauderdale County, Jackson, Brookhaven and Hinds County

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

June 13, 2022

God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends.
Thank you for your unselfish commitment to protect your community.

James P. Waggle, Jr.
US Army Veteran (SFC)
Civilian

June 13, 2022

Rest In Peace Police Officer Kennis Croom! Thank you for your almost 2 years of service with the Meridian Police Department, and for your previous service with the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, Jackson Police Department, Brookhaven Police Department, and Hinds County Sheriff's Office, in Mississippi. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your family 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

June 12, 2022

Kennis is a dear friend of my husbands & worked along side him during details. I ask for prayers for his children, family, friends, MPD officers, & the other departments who had the honor to have him serve. He was one of the “Go Getters” as my husband called him. He will be missed dearly. Keep our blue family & the other victims children & family in your prayers in the coming days & years.
Kennis gave the ultimate sacrifice Thursday night to save 4 children.

Georgia Messer-Robinson
LEO wife with Meridian Police Department

June 12, 2022

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Police Officer Kennis Croom. I am so sorry for your great loss. The service and sacrifice of Officer Croom will not be forgotten.

Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland

June 12, 2022

R.I.P Officer Kennis Croom

Brian Molyneaux
Citizen Toronto Canada

June 12, 2022

God, please surround the family and friends of Officer Croom with comfort, peace and strength as they mourn, Amen.

Pam Mainhart
Widow of Lt. Kevin C. Mainhart EOW 5/11/2017

June 12, 2022

Prayers & Condolences
Rest in peace Officer Kennis Croom

Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ (Retired)
City of Alameda, CA Police Department

June 12, 2022

Lord Jesus, as we watch our nation’s brave law enforcement officers succumb to the wicked and evil in this world, it becomes difficult for us to pick up and move forward. Our communities are on the brink of exploding with tension. In light of the law enforcement officers who are no longer with us, I pray for endurance for our communities and law enforcement agencies. Carry us through this time of strife, that through our struggles, our bonds may grow even more unbreakable. In Your mighty and holy name, I pray. Amen.

“And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” [Isaiah 6:8 ESV]

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” [Psalm 23:4 ESV]

”Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his (her) life for his (her) friends.” [John 15:13 ESV]

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” [Matthew 5:4 ESV]

Chaplain Steven Robert Closs, DDiv, MBS, NCCA, FCPO-USA
Ordained / Licensed Independent Christian Outreach Clergy
Ministry: Intercessor for America’s First Responders
Merrimack, NH 03054

Captain Steven R. Closs (Ret.)
Nashua NH Police Department

June 12, 2022

God bless you Officer Croom. Thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten.

Byron Jones

June 12, 2022

Rest in Peace!

Ptl B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

June 11, 2022

Rest in peace officer.

James Murray
Chicago PD (retired)

June 11, 2022

Prayers to the agency and family of this fallen hero. Your life mattered to so many. May God open his arms and grant you the peace and rest you deserve..

Sergeant Jody Chatham
Forsyth County Sheriffs Office

June 11, 2022

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

June 11, 2022

Rest in Peace my brother.

Captain Bernard Flint
Department of Defense Police Division

June 11, 2022

R.I.P Officer Kennis Croom

Brian Molyneaux
citizen Toronto Canada

June 11, 2022

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

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

June 11, 2022

Thank you for your service Officer Croom. I pray that God's grace will bring peace to your family and fellow officers. Another hero gone too soon.

Sgt Wm C Elliott (retired)
Campbell County Sheriff's Office VA

June 11, 2022

A police officer should be remembered not by how he died but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family, and the Meridian Police Department. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

June 11, 2022

Officer Croom, our world is full of evil people, and yet,you dedicated your life to protecting others that they may be safe. Our Lord, who sees all and knows all, will reward you abundantly for your courage, dedication and selfless service. May God immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

June 11, 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 Kennis Croom and the extended law enforcement family of the Meridian Police Department, Mississippi.



End of Watch Thursday, June 9, 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

June 11, 2022