Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

The Pennsville Police Department sends our sincere condolences.

Chief Bruce Maahs
Pennsville Police Dept.

September 25, 2012

GOD bless Detective Sergeant James Hoopes and his family. Thank you for serving New Jersey and this great nation.........

Trooper J.R. Fleming
NC State Highway Patrol

September 25, 2012

RIP, Prayers to family and friends ,Thank You for your service Trooper.

Ret Sergeant
NJ Dept Of Corrections

September 25, 2012

My condolences. Rest easy Sergeant Hoopes.

TROOPER JOHN C. MOORE
WISCONSIN STATE PATROL

September 25, 2012

Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy

S. I. Drake, Lt. IPD (Ret)
Indianapolis Police

September 25, 2012

God Bless the Hoopes family, my heart goes out to you all...... God Bless you Detective Sergeant Hoopes and thank you for your service.

Donna Van Jahnke

September 25, 2012

Rest in peace blue brother.

Deputy T. Luttrell
WCSD-TN

September 25, 2012

Rest in Peace Troop. May God bless and watch over your family during this difficult time.

Detective Timothy Thiel
Town of Dover New Jersey

September 25, 2012

R.I.P Brother

P.O. Steve Barker (Ret.)
NYPD

September 25, 2012

MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO ALL WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF DET SGT HOOPES. MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU WITH THE LOVE AND PEACE OF HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, JESUS CHRIST. DET SGT HOOPES, YOU HAVE SERVED WELL. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. A HERO FOR SURE. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

September 25, 2012

……..”BLESSED are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”- Matthew 5:9

Corporal Timothy D. Holster SR.
West Virginia State Police

September 25, 2012

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My condolences to your family, friends and coworkers of the New Jersey State Police. May you rest in peace.

Ptlm. William F. Shields
Federal Reserve Police/Philadelphia - Retired/Haverford Police

September 25, 2012

God Bless

Dave
None

September 25, 2012

I just wanted to say God bless to his wife and children. This is tragic. My prayers go out to you...

Citizen, Kit

September 25, 2012

Rest In Peace Sarge. My thoughts and prayers are with the Hoopes family and friends. Look to God during this difficult time for comfort. He will provide.

Trooper W.T. Dendler
Ohio State Highway Patrol

September 25, 2012

Serg.,

The State Police is the most prestigious fleet of police officers in the state. As a Police Officer Explorer I commend you for what you did for this beatfiul state. Rest in peace brother.
FINAL CALL
SERGEANT HOOPES STATUS........SERGEANT HOOPES STATUS........SERGEANT HOOPES STATUS........
ATTENTION ALL UNITS.......NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE DETECTIVE SERGEANT JAMES G. HOOPES, III I.D. #5712 HAVING SERVED THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY WITH HONOR, PRIDE AND DISTINCTION IS NOW 10-42.

Robert Tomaino Police Officer Explorer
West Long Branch Police Dept. NJ

September 25, 2012

Rest in Peace Sgt. Hoopes, bless your family and the New Jersey State Police. Go in Peace Roaddog!

TFC Len Widener
Connecticut State Police

September 25, 2012

This poem was written after getting my wife’s 19 years perspective of being a police officer’s wife.


“He Does it For You!”

He doesn’t do it for the money,
Cause surely there’s something better to do,
He says, “Someone has to do it!”
So really, he does it for you.

His eight to twelve hours is from call to call,
From a murder to a cat in a tree,
You say he’s never around when you really need him,
But without him, where would you be?

You curse him when you get a speeding ticket,
And scream there’s something better he could do,
But have you looked at how many deaths there are on the highways,
So really, he’s doing it for you.

He’s always seeing so much bad in the world,
He really doesn’t know what to do,
He wonders sometimes if it’s even worth it,
But he knows he has to do it for you.

Each day when he leaves for work,
And I always kiss him good-bye,
I don’t know if I’ll see him again,
Cause the day might be the day he dies.

So many times he comes home from work,
And I see a small tear in his eyes,
I ask him what is the problem dear?
And he says another innocent person has died.

You always say a cop isn’t human,
Cause at a tragedy he’s cool from the start,
But you don’t have to live with him,
And watch his mind and heart break apart.

I remember one hot June night at work,
His supervisor came, “Your husband’s been hurt!”, he said,
It was such a long ride to the hospital,
They wouldn’t say if he was alive or dead.

Crime is always on the increase,
The streets a battle ground,
And when one in “Blue” is slain,
At the funeral-taps will sound.

He’ll lay in a flagged draped coffin,
An honor for those who die for this land,
Just like the Army, Navy and Marines,
He died by the enemies hands.

Most ordinary citizens won’t be at the funeral,
But you’ll see plenty of people wearing blue,
You’ll see dozens of marked patrol cars,
Honoring the one who died for you.


Written by David L Bell Copyright © 1991
Retired Deputy Sheriff after over 38 years
Richland County Sheriff’s Dept
Columbia, SC

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

September 25, 2012

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO! May God
Give the family and friends the strength and faith to deal with this tragic loss. Words can not express my sorrow!

"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

Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

This may be re-posted in the Honor of his death and the death of any Law Enforcement Officer

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

September 25, 2012

Thank you for your time of service. I salute you and your family.

Randalyn Benson
Survivor of Chief James Leonard Speer

September 25, 2012

God Bless you Trooper and your family. May they have the strength to one day celebrate your time together. You were a true warrior training to be strong while protecting so many! You will be missed. May God Bless you and yours.

Dan Hurley Captain (retired)
New Jersey State Police

September 25, 2012

Deepest sympathy to the Family and Department.

Detective James D. Costa
Acushnet Police Dept.

September 25, 2012

R.I.P my brother in blue, may God watch over you and your family.

Police Officer
Newark N.J.

September 25, 2012

TO THE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES OF DETECTIVE SERGEANT JAMES G. HOOPES, III.

My heart is filled with great sadness at learning of the lost of your loved one and fellow Officer.
We in the law enforcement community are a family.
Though we may wear different uniforms and have different badges, shields or stars pinned upon our chest.
We consist of many different agencies from across the nation, for we are Municipal Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Investigators, State Highway Patrol Troopers, Conservation Officers, Correctional Officers and Federal Agents just to name a few.
We patrol small towns, large cities, county roads and state highways.
Whether active duty or retired, we are one family, a law enforcement family, brothers and sisters bonded together by HONOR, SERVICE and PRIDE.
Daily we honor our fallen brothers and sisters never forgetting their sacrifice.
Daily our position is clear that we will SERVE and PROTECT our communities without faltering and with no hesitation.
Daily we show PRIDE in our chosen profession LAW ENFORCEMENT, for we willingly walk the line of good over evil facing the unknown with courage keeping our trust and faith in GOD.
We know that evil roams these streets and at any moment in the course of performing our duties the ultimate sacrifice might be required of us in the service to our community, for law enforcement is not a job but a calling and only a few will make the decision to commit to that calling to serve for some will give all that they have.

I commend you my fallen brother for making the ultimate sacrifice in the performance of your duty.
For you left us doing what you chose to do.
Performing a job you were trained to do.
Upholding the oath you swore to do.
Most importantly doing what you loved to do........SERVING and PROTECTING your community with HONOR and PRIDE making a better and safer place for us all.

FINAL CALL
SERGEANT HOOPES STATUS........SERGEANT HOOPES STATUS........SERGEANT HOOPES STATUS........
ATTENTION ALL UNITS.......NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE DETECTIVE SERGEANT JAMES G. HOOPES, III I.D. #5712 HAVING SERVED THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY WITH HONOR, PRIDE AND DISTINCTION IS NOW 10-42.
Rest in Peace my Brother, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN !!!

Master Senior Investigator Cardell L. Dobbins #188 (Ret.)
Illinois Secretary of State Department of Police Dist. 01

September 25, 2012

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J. D. Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

September 25, 2012