Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

RIP Hero. May you forever spend your eternal life with our dear Lord in heaven. My thoughts and prayers are with all your loved ones. Our country is now a little less safe without you. Thank you for your service.

HEROES NEVER DIE....

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

December 7, 2023

Rest in Peace Brother

Thank you for your service and ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

Prayers for you and your family

GOD BLESS

Firefighter Ronald Lavallee
Lawrence, MA Fire Department

December 7, 2023

My heart is broken learning this.

Sending thoughts and prayers regarding your fallen officer.

Julie Parde
Surviving wife of fallen Ofc. David D. Parde
EOW 4/17/2021

December 7, 2023

Deputy Martin, a police officer should be remembered not by how he died but by how he lived! A brave man has left to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you for your law enforcement service, to your family, and to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

December 7, 2023

So sad 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

December 7, 2023

Rest in Peace deputy Martin. Thank You For Your Service. My Condolences to his Family, Friends and Colleagues.

Fire Crew Officer J Ross
CDCR

December 7, 2023

RIP Deputy Sheriff Martin. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Mercer County

Lieutenant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police
Boston, Ma. 02120

December 7, 2023

Prayers & Condolences
Rest in Peace Deputy Sheriff Paul Martin

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

December 7, 2023

Rest in Peace Deputy Martin. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Martin Family and the Mercer County Sheriff's Office.

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office New Jersey

December 7, 2023

God bless you Paul Martin. Thank you for protecting your community and defending us from evil. Thank you for 18 brave years of service. I hope to shake your hand and salute your bravery in Heaven one day. Much peace, honor and empathy for your wife and three children.

Grateful citizen Ryan P.

December 7, 2023

Heavenly Father, I come before You today grieved in heart over the divisions in our country; the United States of America. I grieve for every life lost to violence, regardless of color or creed. And I especially grieve this day over the senseless deaths of America’s Peace Officers whose sworn duty is to protect us from harm. Please grant comfort and hope to their families. We know from the Holy Scriptures in Romans 13 that Peace Officers have a sacred task, to enforce laws that protect the innocent and punish the guilty. We pray that You will protect them as they serve us. Give them wisdom, discernment, and a deep desire to serve You. Please surround every Peace Officer in our nation, the United States of America, with battalions of warring angels to protect them from harm. I stand in the powerful and mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ against every work of Satan intended to inflict injury and death on our Protectors. May Satan’s power be thwarted, in Your mighty and holy name and by Your authority, and his plans exposed by Your Light. In Christ Jesus’ mighty and holy name, and by His authority, I pray. Amen.

Holy Scripture on Law Enforcement’s Mission:

“Obey the government, for God is the one who has put it there. There is no government anywhere that God has not placed in power. So those who refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing to obey God, and punishment will follow. For the policeman does not frighten people who are doing right; but those doing evil will always fear him. So if you don’t want to be afraid, keep the laws and you will get along well. The policeman is sent by God to help you. But if you are doing something wrong, of course you should be afraid, for he will have you punished. He is sent by God for that very purpose. Obey the laws, then, for two reasons: first, to keep from being punished, and second, just because you know you should.” [Romans 13:1-5 TLB]

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D.Div, M.SBS, NCCA, FCPO-USA
Ordained Christian Global Outreach Minister No. 36526
Independent Christian Chaplain Ministry
Merrimack, NH 03054

Captain Steven R. Closs (Ret.)
Nashua NH Police Department (1974-1998)

December 7, 2023

Another tragedy.... Bless Officer Martin for his dedication and service & hold those who knew him, worked with him, and were a part of his family close to your hearts and in your prayers in this difficult time.

Steve Crandall
State Park Manager / Ranger
North Dakota Parks & Recreation Dept (Retired)
Granada, MN

December 7, 2023

May God Bless you Deputy Martin and may God watch over and protect your family. You stood strong and proud against evil. Rest easy brother Martin.

Officer Michael Crean#186 (Retired)
Town of Ramapo Police Department

December 7, 2023

Deputy Martin,

I'm saddened to hear of your passing. I would like to thank you for your service to the people of Mercer County. 18 years of service is a long time. You rest in peace now. I will pray for your wife, your three children as well as all your friends, loved ones and colleagues.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. – Matthew 5:9

Daniel Ryan
Private Investigator (Retired)

December 7, 2023

Thank you for your service.

Tim Liddell
CA Hwy Patrol 5342 ( retired )

December 7, 2023

Godspeed My Brother-Rest in Peace
We got it from here

SGT. Donald Harvey retired
Maricopa County Sheriffs Office - Arizona

December 7, 2023

Rest peacefully my brother ...we take your watch from here with gratitude for a job well done...you are loved and always will be.

Sgt. Hanna 444.
Minnesota State Patrol
Trooper

Rest in Peace my beloved brother..American Hero ,,

December 7, 2023

Thoughts and prayers out to the family, friends and to the brothers and sisters of Deputy Paul Martin at the Mercer County Sheriff’s office.

Nothing but respect.

Sgt. Curtis Cole
Bowie County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office

December 7, 2023

Paul,
Gone too soon. I will remember you as the veteran officer who would sit door to door with me in the middle of the night... sharing advice, coaching me up as a newly minted police officer.

Working solo on a night shift can be a precarious place to be for a young officer. We may not have worked for the same agency, but you treated me like your own. Whenever I called, you came. You were there for my first vehicle pursuit, my first foot pursuit, bar fights, domestics, cpr runs, shots fired calls.

It's hard to hear you're gone. Death always feels like a far away thing until it reaches for someone you know. I cannot imagine the terrible grief left behind for your Mercer County Family

Thank you for your sacrifice. You will not be forgotten

S. Boulds
Beulah Police Department (former)

December 7, 2023

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Deputy Sheriff Paul Martin 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 Deputy Sheriff Paul Martin.

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

December 7, 2023

Rest in Peace my Brothers. May God hold your grieving loved ones in the palms of his almighty hands & bring eternal rest upon them…

Michael Mulqueen USAF Msgt. (Ret)
USAF

December 7, 2023

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (ret.)
Mobile County Child Support Enforcement

December 7, 2023

Rest in Peace Deputy Martin. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, coworkers and friends.

Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department

December 7, 2023

Rest in Peace my brother.

Captain (Ret.) Bernard Flint
Department of Defense / Police Division

December 7, 2023

God rest your soul, Deputy Martin. May your family, friends, colleagues, and community find the strength and resolve to carry on in your physical absence and continue to spread the goodness to which you were so selflessly committed. You were the best humanity has to offer. Your dedication to service and your ultimate sacrifice shall not be forgotten.

Investigator Christopher Port, Retired
California Highway Patrol, Valley Div. MAIT

December 7, 2023