Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To the family, friends and colleagues of Officer Jonah Hernandez; My deepest sympathy for your loss. May you find comfort knowing that Jonah was welcomed with open arms to a very special place.

God's Speed Jonah!

Reserve Deputy Brian Jacobsen
Mahaska County Iowa Sheriff’s Office

February 22, 2024

Rest, brother.

Sgt. Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

February 20, 2024

God rest your soul and give peace to your family and friends.

Steve Yount
Patrol-Retired
Anchorage, KY PD

February 19, 2024

Rest in peace Brother

Reserve Officer Steve Durfee
Retired

February 18, 2024

Thank you for your sacrifice for our nation. May you be with the Lord and may he be with your family.

Det. Russ Cain


Pittsburgh PD

February 18, 2024

RIP Officer Hernandez. Thank you for your years of service. So thankful for the actions of the witness. May God receive you into His Heavenly Kingdom and comfort and bless your family and loved ones.

Deputy Sheriff (Ret) Glen Allison
Tarrant County S.O. Ft Worth, Texas

February 18, 2024

This is a very tragic loss and my sincere sympathies to the family and co-workers of Officer Jonah Hernandez. It is a reminder that our law enforcement officers fight a battle every day, and some unfortunately pay the ultimate price.

Officer Hernandez was clearly a cop's cop, a man who took on adversaries without hesitation. Even the way he positioned a small flashlight on his lapel speaks volumes to his preparation and commitment to the job. Men like him are difficult to replace.

Officer Jonah Hernandez is an American hero, and he will not be forgotten.

Sgt. James Mair
Los Angeles Sheriff Dept (Ret.) and Denver Police Dept (Ret.)

February 17, 2024

"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."

RIP too close to home ...........

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

February 16, 2024

May you rest in peace Officer Hernandez. You served your community with loyality and dedication. I hope the community remembers your sacrifice trying to preserve the peace. May God bless you and your family and may he watch over them during this difficult time.

Lt. Guillermo Ortiz (#1032)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Police (North Texas)

February 16, 2024

Rest In Peace Patrol Officer Jonah Hernandez! Thank you for your 2 years of service with the Las Cruces Police Department, in New Mexico. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and your friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your wife, your two sons and your friends during this terrible tragedy, and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers also go out to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)

Eddie & Kelly King

February 16, 2024

May The Lord put his healing hands on his wife and children. Thank you for your service brother!!! God Speed!!

Retired Sgt. BCSO S-29
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department

February 15, 2024

Officer Hernandez, your passing left a hole in the citizens of Las Cruces, your law enforcement family, and your family. Your murder, like many others, was absolutely the work of evil; evil that you fought against, while you served and protected our community.

Your murderer was stopped by a good citizen who put his own life in danger to assist you in stopping this evil person. I pray for the good citizen, your family, and the men and women in uniform who worked along side you. Thank you for serving and paying the ultimate sacrifice. May your death not go in vain and always be remembered as a testament to the resolve of law enforcement.

Cmdr. J. Mark Nunley (Ret.)
Las Cruces Police Department

February 15, 2024

May God's hand of peace and comfort be on the surviving family and the rest of the Department.

Chaplain Jesse White
Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop D

February 14, 2024

So much violence to all those who swear only to serve and protect. My condolences and prayers to family and friends. He is with the Lord and gears the cry of comfort

Citizen
Citizen

February 14, 2024

God Bless you, you family and LE family, may you rest in peace. You will not be forgotten.

Richard Clarke- LT. NYPD retired.
NYPD

February 14, 2024

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Officer Hernandez. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Las Cruces Police Department.

Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service

February 14, 2024

Jonah was the first officer who has been killed in our departments almost 100 year history. It has hit us incredibly hard. It was something I hoped never to see in my lifetime.

Jonah rest in peace, your death was not in vain and you will never be forgotten.

Sgt Andy De La O
Las Cruces Police Department (Ret)

February 14, 2024

Rest in peace hero

Carson loveless

February 14, 2024

On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Patrol Officer, Jonah Hernandez, in the line of duty. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Patrol Officer makes the ultimate sacrifice. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

February 14, 2024

Thank you Officer Hernandez for your service to the citizens of Las Cruces and your country. Condolences to your family, friends and the Las Cruces PD. RIP Officer Hernandez.

Fmr. PO/Aux. PO Ivanhoe Miller
Tulsa PD/NYPD.

February 14, 2024

My thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Patrol Officer Jonah Hernandez and the extended law enforcement family of the Las Cruces Police Department, New Mexico.



End of Watch Sunday, February 11, 2024.



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 (Retired)
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

February 14, 2024

O God of Peace, so many of America’s Peace Officers who are on the front lines to protect us never make it back home to their families. We pray for these fallen peace officers, Lord God, who gave their lives for us. We pray for the families of these heroes, who have to now endure life without their loved one. Lord God, society tries to move forward, but there is always bloodshed occurring. We approach Your throne of glory and grace to beg of You for peace. Lord God, bring peace to this land – the United States of America. We plead for Your divine intervention to quiet our hearts and unify our communities. Stop the violence that occurs amid our cities. We thank You for all America’s Peace Officers who have died protecting us, and ask that You send an everlasting peace so that America’s Peace Officers on the streets may be safe and return home to their loved ones at the end of their assigned shifts. In Christ Jesus, Your blessed Son, and by His authority, I pray. Amen.

Scripture Supporting the Law Enforcement Mission:

“So those who refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing to obey God, and punishment will follow. For the policeman [peace officer] 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 [peace officer] is sent by God to help you. But if you are doing something wrong, of course you should be afraid, for he [the peace officer] will have you punished. He [the peace officer] 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 13:2-5 TLB]

Scriptures for Support, Hope, and Comfort:

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons [children] of God.” [Matthew 5:9 ESV]

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

And he [Jesus] said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” [Luke 23:43 ESV]

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

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DDiv, MSBS, NCCA
Ordained/Licensed Independent Christian Clergy
Member: Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers - USA

February 13, 2024

Thank you for your sacrifice. Praying for Officer Hernandez family and his agency.

Lead Chaplain
WI department of Justice

February 13, 2024

Praying for the family. Law enforcement lives matter! Please pray for them!

Douglas Pitts
Faith Baptist Church, primrose,ga

February 13, 2024

Our prayers and thoughts go out to the family and colleagues in this great time of need. In this great sorrow I ask that we continue to think of all who are suffering from this horrific loss, violent crime and lean into God for comfort and peace.

Thank you for your service, thank you for your son and his devotion to serve. Bless you.

2Cor. 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
2Cor. 1:4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
(2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NKJV)

Chaplain Steven Spry
WPD

February 13, 2024