Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Deputy Glenn Matthew Searles will always be remembered. RIP

Retired First Sergeant Thomas Webb
New York State Police - Troop "D"

April 16, 2024

Deputy Sheriff Searles,
On today, the 20th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Onondaga County. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

November 29, 2023

Hi Glenn, It's National Police Memorial Day, 2023. You've been gone 20 years. It seems like yesterday. You are loved & remembered by so many people. I miss you more than you know. Love, love, love you!! XOXOXOXO, MOM

geri
Mother

May 15, 2023

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Searles.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 1, 2022

Love you. Miss you. Doing ride a longs today.

Mom
Mom

November 29, 2022

I miss you brother. We keep a picture of you and B on our wall from the SYR airport when we sent B off to the Army 30 years ago. You are our big brother and kept us out of a lot of trouble back in the days. I'll never forget when you said "I'm gonna bust you one day when I become a police officer" lol. So proud of you for achieving your dream and the positive impacts you have had on the upstate community!! Until I see you again... PBJNHAM!!

CWO4 TODD SINGLETON
DHS/USCG/FRIEND

November 30, 2021

MY CONDOLENCES TO THE SEARLES FAMILY. IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY WHEN I STOPPED TRAFFIC FOR HIS FUNERAL PROCESSION AND SALUTED AS HE PASSED . A REAL HERO . NEVER FORGOTTEN .

P.O. NATHAN WILLSEY
T/O GEDDES POLICE DEPT.

November 17, 2021

Thinking about you, Glenn, as I do everyday....you are my guide through so much in life...don't know what you would think of the situation in America today......the looting, the rioting, the burning, the killing of LEOs...it's too much to comprehend....Love you with all my heart,,,,,,MOM

Mother
Onondaga County SO

May 31, 2020

Again I say to all, my deepest condolences to the ENTIRE family of Deputy Searles, especially to his mother Geri. We thank you for your services to the County of Onondaga, State of New York and to our great country the United States of America. I also thank you for stopping to assist a person in need on I.481, a road that can be extremely dangerous; I have traveled I. 481 thousands of times. May Glenn's soul forever rest in Heaven.

First Sergeant Thomas Webb (Retired)
New York State Police - Troop D

January 30, 2018

RIP, may his soul rest in Heaven. I also honor all the individual who made it possible to enact the Move Over Act in order to help save the lives of Emergency Responders, especially police officers who are consistently in danger while working on the Inter-State and highways.

First Sergeant Thomas Webb (Retired)
New York State Police - Troop D

January 30, 2018

Remembering you today. You are not forgotten.

Deputy
OCSO

November 29, 2016

Glenn, your dad sent me a picture of you in uniform and EOW date on it. I will now dance in your memory at all the pow wows we attend over the summers, until I can dance no more. The pain and hurt is still there after all these years, as we never had that lunch we planned the last time I saw you. You have taught me that life is too short to carry grudges and that words are best spoken kindly, as you never know if you will be able to apologize for them later. No parent should go through what your and others have done, but as we are not promised tomorrow, I will try harder to make today worth living. Miss you cousin,

Cheryll (Searles) Davis
Cousin

July 15, 2016

I said a little prayer today for Deputy Sheriff Searles and his family. He may be gone but never forgotten. He will always be a New York HERO.

Robyn Wilkes

November 22, 2015

You were the best friend I could have ever had as a young man. I will always thank you for the best childhood memories I could have asked for. Love ya man, Rob S.

Rob Snyder
best friend

June 19, 2015

Hi Glenn,
Happy 42nd Birthday!!
I will be doing 2-10 hours shifts in your memory today. I plan to take your favorite cookies to the Apopka, FL, PD before the ride-a-longs begin. I hope to 'catch some bad guys' for you.

We have the Watch.

I miss you.
Love, Mom

August 5, 2014

I can't believe it's been 10 years. Glenn was the most wonderful, kind, friendly person I've ever met. I knew him from working at the MEO and think of him often.

Karen Sgarlata
friend

November 29, 2013

10 Years ago today and you are NOT forgotten.

Deputy Police Div.
Onondaga County Sheriff's Office

November 29, 2013

9 years ago tonight. Seems like yesterday. I took my St. Michael crest from my vest, placed it in your hand and said goodbye. I will never forget you Glenn.

4511D
Onondaga Co Sheriff's Office

November 29, 2012

Deputy Searles may you continue to rest in peace hero, we will never forget the sacrifice that you made for all of us. My prayers are with your mom today as she faces another EOW, I know that her heart is hurting without her little boy. God bless and guide you Geri.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure

November 29, 2011

Glenn, I think of you often, with a smile, then with sadness. Your passing is proof that life isn't fair, that a wonderful, genuine soul can be taken from us at too young an age.

I grieve for your family and friends left behind, for the life you should have been able to live.

Thank you for touching my life with your presence.
You are remembered and missed.

Karen Ruth Sgarlata

Karen Ruth Sgarlata, Toxicology Lab
Friend, County Medical Examiners Office

August 4, 2011

It is amazing to see how many keep you not only in their thoughts but also in their hearts. You will forever be in both of mine, because you were the one that helped to mold my heart into what it is today. And a piece of it will always be yours. You don't have an End of Watch....I know you are still watching over us....

Kimberly Reichert-Bourland
Long Time Friend

June 20, 2011

Glenn-

I just completed the 300 mile Police Unity Tour Ride. It was one of the greatest things I ever been involved in and what made it even greater was to ride in your honor. You are not, nor will you ever be forgotten.

Glen wintermute
Dewitt Police Department

May 15, 2011

Time does not heal the pain in your families hearts, but it does make it easier to get up every day. Glenn, you are a true hero who we will never forget.... I know that you are walking side-by-side with your mom as she is such a strong woman, continue to watch over her.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02
Union County SO, Lake Butler, FL

Anonymous

November 29, 2010

Hi Glenn,
I am doing a ride-a-long with Apopka PD today...the 3-midnight shift...first time I've gone out on an evening shift. The Apopka PD have 'adopted' me...I am a part of the agency.
Today many of my friends are remembering you,, too...
I MISS you every minute of every day.
I LOVE YOU, MOM XOXOXOXOXOX

Geri
Mom

November 29, 2010

I've known your mother for more than 40 years and knew you as an infant. She is so proud of you and what a wonderful son you were. She told me all about you when I saw her after several years. I wish I had the pleasure of knowing you as the fine young man you were. Rest in Peace.

Pam Lewis

August 5, 2010