Officer Down Memorial Page

Don approached me after just graduating with my Computer Science degree while tending bar at the MGM in Jersey City. He knew I was looking for work in that field and he told me to go out to the Newark Federal Bldg, Office of Personnel Mgt, and see about a Fed job. I got it and here I am 27 yrs later. I heard he was retiring in a few days to a dream security chief job at a hotel in Hawaii. This has been my first chance to thank you. RIP, Don.

Allan R. MacDonald, former JCPD PO
US Army Armaments R&D Engineering Ctr
November 10, 2011

You have not been forgotten.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
November 6, 2011

Rest in Peace Sarge. My thoughts are with your family, friends and the members of the JCPD during this most difficult and tragic time.

Lt. Joseph Ward, Ret.
Jackson, NJ PD
November 6, 2010

Don, you are sorely missed. Rest in Peacs

Detective Tim Dowd
Jersey City Police Department
November 6, 2008

22 yrs ago and Sgt. Donald P. Carroll will never be forgotten,
God Bless his family, friends & Dept.

Ret. PO
City of Miami PD Fla.
November 6, 2008

Your bravery is an inspiration for all those entering this field. You will never be forgotten. RIP Brother.

Police Recruit
May 12, 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
December 12, 2007

He was Noble!

P.O. Tom Webster #1940 (Ret.)
Jersey City Police Dept.-South Dist.
November 9, 2007

Time has gone by but your memory hasn't. God Bless on the date you made the ultimate sacrafice some 21 years ago.

PTL. ANDERSON
TRPD
November 6, 2007

We got it from here, just watch all the men and women in blue..........rest in peace my brother.

Kevin T Ryan
Ex New Jersey Cop
November 6, 2007

Donnie, The world is a much better place because of guys like you. It would have been a much better place if you had been there at midnight to bust my balls.

Det. Tim Dowd D-98
Jersey City Police Department
November 5, 2007

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH
November 2, 2007

warrior......we fight on!

November 29, 2006

We remember... we will always remember.

Citizen
November 6, 2006

Your end of watch was almost 2 decades ago and you have not been forgotten. You are a true hero as was your father. Keep watch over those still out on patrol.

Bob Gordon, father of fallen Chicago Officer
Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

Bob Gordon
September 16, 2006

DONNY, I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH OUR FRIENDSHIP AND NOT A DAY GOES BY WITHOUT MY THOUGHTS OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I WENT TO WORK THE MORNING AFTER AND LEARNED OF WHAT HAPPENED AND I LOST A BROTHER AND A FRIEND. REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER.

PO LOU PUCCI RETIRED
JERSEY CITY NJ POLICE DEPT
February 17, 2006

I WAS (1) MONTH AWAY FROM GRADUATION THE POLICE ACADEMY WHEN I REMEMBER LISTENING TO INCIDENT AT HOME ON MY POLICE SCANNER. IF I'M CORRECT IT WAS A COLD RAINY EVENING WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. IT MOTIVATED ME EVEN MORE TO BECOME ONE OF THE FINEST. DONLD, PLEASE REST IN PEACE YOUR WATCH IS OVER. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT NIGHT AND YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN AS LONG AS I HAVE A BREATH IN ME.

FORMER P.O. WALTER M.ZULINSKI
HUDSON COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
December 30, 2005

MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY AND ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN BLUE WITH THE JERSEY CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE ALL FEEL YOUR PAIN DOWN HERE AS WELL AND WE WILL KEEP YOU GUYS IN OUR PRAYERS. R.I.P.

SAMUEL L. DIGBY #7918 POLICE OFFICER
DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, DALLAS,TX
December 27, 2005

To the family and friends of Sergeant Donald Carroll and his fellow officers, and most especially to Sgt. Carroll himself:

On this the nineteenth anniversary week of your brutal murder, please know that you are remembered and honored. Your courage and dedication will never be forgotten. You were truly a hero, putting your own body in front of others, to shield them from harm's way after your weapon had been taken from you.

Rest in peace, Sgt, Carroll.

May your family continue to be supported by their law enforcment family, and other police survivors.
It is so horrific that your family lost two brave souls in line of duty deaths.
I hope that you are safeguarding us from above with the help of your father.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the distinquished years of service Sgt. Carroll gave to his community and the citizens of New Jersey, and the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on November 6, 1986.

Phyllis Loya, mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

November 8, 2005

To Sergeant Carroll: Looking through the statistics of Officer's killed on Nov. 6, I found that you were killed the same year as my husband,Officer Emilio Miyars, and like him you were killed with your own gun...I know that you, Emilio, your father and all the other brothers and sisters that have been killed in line of duty are still working patroling the "Streets of Heave"

God Bless you always,

terry miyares, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio Miyares, Hialeah PD< Fl 11/6/86
July 25, 2004