Officer Down Memorial Page

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service
May 17, 2012

Thanks for your years of services.

David
February 22, 2012

Will always remember the way you would say "Sarge". Rest in peace friend.

Gary Fiore D/Sgt (ret.)
Suffolk County P. D. New York
January 27, 2012

i was working the night carmine was killed we all ran out of the pct to assist in the car chase he never made it back. god bless his soul and his family

p.o frank scatoni
suffolk county police dept
October 27, 2009

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

Robyn Wilkes
June 12, 2009

"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
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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
December 20, 2007

Det. Macchia, thank you for your service. Your sacrifice has not been forgotten.

Michelle - wife of retired LEO
April 9, 2007

Carmine,
Back in the late 1970's I was a police explorer at the 1st Pct. I remember while working the desk, I would often go back to the squad room where you would be working. You always had a joke or something else funny to say. I learned of your death from another explorer the day after the accident. I remember you as being dedicated cop who really loved the job. Rest in Peace.

Some fact about Detevtive Macchia. Carmine was born and spent his early childhood in Harlem N.Y. He later moved to Terryville in 1958 and attended Port Jefferson High School. In 1962 Carmine joined the Navy and was sent to Viet Nam. After his discharge in 1966 he joined the N.Y.C. Transit Police where he earned a Meritorious Police Service Award. In 1970 Carmine accepted appointment to the Suffolk County Police Department. With less than one year of service, he was given a Burglary car for a year and a half followed by a one year assignment in Plainclothes, working on warrants. He was then chosen to be one of the orginal members of the S.O.P. Program. In Jan 1976 while assigned to the Organized Crime Control Section, Carmine was promoted to Detective and reassigned to the First Squad. He developed an impressive record and reputation as an excellent officer, earning 39 Precinct and Headquarters commendations and two Meritorous Service Awards. Carmine was the first S.C.P.D. detective to be killed in the line of duty.

Police Officer Timothy B. Smith
Yuma Police Department
April 13, 2006

Detective Macchia,
As another officer wrote in a fallen officer's reflection, "no fallen officer should go without a reflection." Thank you for your service to the citizens of Suffolk County.
R.I.P.
Anonymous

Senior Patrol Agent Michael F. Casey
United States Border Patrol
January 3, 2005