Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I said a little prayer today for Police Officer Serrano and his family. He may be gone but never forgotten. He will always be a New York HERO.

Robyn Wilkes

January 19, 2009

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOU ARE A HERO JUST BY THE PROFESSION YOU CHOSE

Pat Van Den Berghe
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

January 22, 2008

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

January 2, 2008

Larry, I look at your picture and cannot believe how long it has been. You were a great person whose life was cut short. It was great riding with you and eating those Cuban sandwiches you loved so much. Thank you for the memories.

Capt Julio Ocampo, ret NYPD
Co-worker

June 22, 2007

IT WAS AN HONOR TO WORK WITH SUCH A GOOD COP AND GREAT MAN. SUCH A TRAGIC DAY IN 43 PCT. HISTORY. THE BURIAL OF DANNY MICHAELS, AND THEN THE TRAGIC INCIDENT WHEN YOU LOST YOUR LIFE. GREAT CO-WORKER AND MISSED BY ALL. I HAVE YOUR MASS CARD DISPLAYED IN MY HOME IN A SPECIAL PLACE. TRUE FRIEND AND HERO

Det. William Neice
Former 43pct./co-worker

February 25, 2007

NEVER forgotten.

Joanie
Mother, daughter, sister, and granddau. of LEOs

January 13, 2007

Hey Larry, You are not forgotten! Your time was short on this earth, but you left some wonderful thoughts and memories! RIP!!

Class of January 9th, 1986

January 9, 2006

It was great knowing and working with you NYPD academy. You will be surely missed but not fogotten. My prayers to you and your family.

PO Dennis Santiago
SCPD

August 7, 2005

Although I never knew Larry, his co-workers and family loved him dearly. I became very close to these people during the course of the investigation and respect them very much. It was my extreme pleasure to have been able to put the murders away.

Det. Benny Tirado
NYPD - BX Homicide T.F.

May 26, 2005

By the time I entered the command a year had passed since you left us. I never had the privledge of working with you nor did I ever meet you, but I heard so much I felt I had. God bless you and your family. you are always in my prayers.

Police Officer Miriam E Nieves
NYPD

August 18, 2004

Larry It was an honor to work with you. You will never be forgotten.

Police Officer Carmen Jimenez
NYPD

August 3, 2004

God bless you and your family at your tragic loss. You will never be forgotten.

DE
St. Louis City Police

July 24, 2004

LARRY,
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, BUT YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN
FORGOTTEN. IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO HAVE WORKED
WITH YOU. MAY YOU FOREVER REMAIN IN OUR HEARTS
AND MINDS. REST IN PEACE.

DET. JULIA BARBUTO
NYCPD

April 8, 2004

LARRY,
IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU IF ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. YOU ARE GREATLY MISSED AND NEVER FORGOTTEN.

PO CHRIS FOX
NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

February 21, 2004

Rest in Peace for you are not forgotten but honored and remembered by all.

Tonya Stephenson
Private Citizen, PA

January 25, 2004