Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To the family and friends of Officer Fettig, I am so sorry for your loss. This senseless killing leaves behind a long time of grief and pain for the family. You are in our thoughts and prayers, please know that you are not alone, we are here for you.

Andrea
Sister of Detroit Police Officer Scott Stewart

February 17, 2004

“When God made Peace Officers….”

When the lord was creating Peace Officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, Have you read the spec on this order? A Peace Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle their uniform.

They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day.

They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half- eaten meals. And they have to have six pairs of hands.

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands….No Way.”

“It’s not the hands that are causing me the problems,” said the Lord, “It’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”

That’s on the standard model? asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, “May I see what’s in there sir?” (When they already know and wishes they had taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of their head for their partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, “ You’ll be alright ma’am, when they know it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve,” rest and work tomorrow.”

“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on civil service paycheck.”

The angel circled the model of the Peace Officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.

“You bet,” said the Lord, “It can tell you elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in it’s sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps it’s sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in HELL, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family’ and then read in the daily paper how Law Enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Peace Officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.”

“That’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “It’s a tear.”

“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.

“It’s for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, and for justice.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked sober. “I didn’t put it there,” he said.


Anonymous

Senior Instructor
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

February 17, 2004

May your soul rest in peace my sister !!

Boone County Sheriff's Dept. (Indiana)

February 17, 2004

Our deepest condolences to the Family, friends, and co-workers of Officer Fettig.

Newark NJ PD Auto Theft Task Force

February 17, 2004

Every morning I check this site hoping I will not see any new names....I am so saddened to see that there are two more brave souls who have given their lives in the Protection of others. My heart goes out to you and your family's at this terrible moment in time. May God Bless you all.

Petty Officer 1st Class Dunlop
Canadian Navy

February 17, 2004

Rest in Peace my sister in blue!

Anonymous

February 17, 2004

Senseless!

Anonymous

February 17, 2004

Another senseless loss of a COP. I pray that GOD will see the family, friends, and the entire agency, through this horrible tragedy.

Shaun Griffin
ID 557

Officer SC Griffin
Indian Shores Police Pinellas County FL

February 17, 2004

We will never forget you.

Anonymous

February 17, 2004

On behalf of the men and women who serve and work for the Georgia Perimeter College Police Department, our thoughts and prayers are with Officer Jennifer Fettig's family, friends, and co-workers with the Detroit Police Department.

God bess our sister in blue. Now you can walk Heaven's beat.

Officer Johns
Georgia Perimeter College Police Department

February 17, 2004

Rest in peace.

Sr.Cpl Hunt #7169
Dallas PD

February 17, 2004

The officers of the Markham Police Department express our condolences to our brothers and sisters in blue at the Detroit Police Department for the ultimate price paid by their fallen angels Officers Jennifer Fettig and Matthew Bowens.

"The Lord is with us, FEAR THEM NOT!"

Patrolman Samuel Harris #528
Markham (IL) Police Department

February 17, 2004

God Speed, Sister.

P.O. K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

February 17, 2004

Jennifer, Rest in Peace, gone but never forgotten.

Officer Shannon Bunger
Indiana University Police

February 17, 2004

To our Police family,
We can not express the loss that Officer Fettig's or Officer Bowens families are feeling at this moment.
Too many of us however have been there. Just this week I have been making plans to be in Washington D.C. for National Police Week in May. Our department is also planing a service for fallen Officer Dick Vauris, E.O.W. 02/19/01, who came to us from Detroit Police Department. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of Officers Bowens and Fettig. Look to your Police family for support. We are all there for you.

Traffic Officer David Coller
Clinton Twp. Police Department, MI.

February 17, 2004

MAY GOD BLESS THIS FINE OFFICER FOR A JOB WELL DONE...REST IN PEACE.

D/SGT. S. HARMON
CRISFIELD POLICE DEPT.

February 17, 2004

I did not have the pleasure of knowing you, but It angers me to see another fellow officer lose thier life. I pray for your fiance,family and co-workers. I can only hope that the two people responsible for this will receive the justice they deserve. Rest in peace and we will carry on from here. You will never be forgotten.

Deputy Mansell
Washtenaw County Sheriff Dept,MI.

February 17, 2004

Day is done,
gone the sun.
From the hills,
from the lake,
From the skies.
All is well,
safely rest,
God is nigh.

Godspeed to you and your family

LT.JAMES A. WILLIAMS
N.Y.P.D.

February 17, 2004

This is such a sad day for Michigan. I am so sorry to hear of DPD loss, and the loss of all of Detroit. As a citizen of Michigan I would like to thank Officer Fettig and Officer Bowens for their dedication to protecting me from citizens like that. I am sorry you had to leave entirely too early in your careers, and lives. I will pray for your family.

February 17, 2004

Our prayers and sympathies go out to the families, friends and fellow officers. Always remember she is now walking a better beat. Rest easy Sister we have the watch from here.

Patrolman
Lake Odessa PD Lake Odessa MI

February 17, 2004

A Part of America Died
Somebody killed a policeman today,
and a part of America died.
A piece of our country he swore to protect
will be buried with him at his side.
The suspect who shot him will stand in court
With counsel demanding his rights
While a young widowed mother must work for her kids
And spend alone many long nights.
The beat that he walked was a battlefield too,
just as if he had gone off to war.
Though the flag of our country won't fly at half-mast,
to his name they'll add a gold star.
Yes, someone killed a policeman today.
It happened in your town or mine.
While we slept in comfort behind our locked doors,
a cop put his life on the line.
Now his ghost walks a beat on a cold dark street,
and he stands at each new rookie's side.
He answered the call and gave us his all,
and a part of America died.


My thoughts and my prayers are with this officers family.

Bobbie Schwartz
Sister to Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Jason S. Schwartz
EOW 9-28-01

Rest in Peace brother.

Bobbie

February 16, 2004

May you rest in peace and be in our memories forever.

J.C. Soesbee
Buncombe County Sheriff's Office, NC

February 16, 2004

Our sincere sympathy and prayers go out to the family, friends and co-workers of Office Jennifier Fettig. Our hearts ache each time we see that another fine officer has lost their life in the line of duty. May God grant you peace at this most difficult time. She will never be forgotten.

Sincerely,
Lyndell & Elizabeth Taylor
Parents of
Morris Lyn Taylor
Deputy Sheriff (Roseburg, Oregon)
EOW 9-14-02

February 16, 2004

To the family and Police family of Jennifer Fettig, I send my deepest condolences. It saddens me to see such a young officer lose her life in the pursuit of justice. My thoughts and prayers are with Jennifer, her family, and the men and women of the Detroit Police.

Master Police Officer Brian D Decker
Virginia Beach Police Department

February 16, 2004

Rest in peace, and thank you for keeping the peace while you were here. It will be an honor for me to serve as a police officer because of Officer Fettig and the other officers who have paid the ultimate price. My sympathies go to her fiance, family and fellow officers. She will never be forgotten.

Pat
Baltimore, MD

February 16, 2004