Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in Peace Brother!
Thank you for serving our community so bravely. You are a true hero and you will never be forgotten. I offer my condolences to Detective Fattas family as well as the Broward Sheriffs Office.

Kevin Selent
USSS, DHS, Miami

August 20, 2004

To the family and co-workers of Det. Fatta, I would like to express my condolences.

Please know that you are in thoughts and prayers.

Cindy Vinson, Records Supervisor
University of Florida Police Dept.

August 20, 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

August 20, 2004

Rest in peace brother, God bless you.

PO Sergio Montesino Sr.
City of Greenacres Police

August 20, 2004

rest in peace...my brother

skip roberson

August 20, 2004

Sleep well brother, we'll take it from here

Deputy
Brevard County S.O.

August 20, 2004

May GOD bless Det. Fatta, his family, friends, and coworkers during the days, months, and years of grief that lay ahead. May he rest in eternal peace until we too are called home at which time we'll see him again.

Deputy Sheriff
POLK County Sheriff's Office, Florida

August 20, 2004

You are our Angle Now.
My Prayers are with your Family.
And all Of Florida who knew and worked with you.
Good Men in Blue are hard to find.
You did make that Badge Shine.

Thank you so Much for the Years you did give to us, As an officer and as a Great Friend.
You will be missed, Although the important thing is.
You help end a lot of other abuse on the Children.
A Job Well Done.

Jesus is now Pinning a New Badge on you my Brother.
Wear it and Stand Proud.
You are a Remarkable man, and you are and was a Great Officer.

We will now finish what is left behind to do.
We too will try and carry on:
Help us from where you are.
At times it gets Hard, and the Load is Heavy.

Jesus Wept!
And also said, "Suffer Not The Children."

I am sure He weeps too when we Loose an Officer, And Today He Weeps For Me And You, For Us all.

God Bless You Now Todd.

While you are there tell all the Others We Miss Them.
And Tell My Husband Keep Looking Down on Me, And Keep the Angels all around Us who are left to walk on This Beat. LOL, I am still Single.
All Because I am Married To The Badge.

Soon we will all be together at that Party In The Sky.


From Sunshine

Sunshine
Sheriffs Office Wayne / Macomb / Oakland County, Michigan

August 20, 2004

We lost another officer today and America mourns. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Detective Fatta's family, friends and fellow officers. Rest in peace sir.

Captain Robert W. Cannon, Ret.
Vermilion Co, Il. Sheriff's Dept.

August 20, 2004

I met Det. Fatta while attending Police Memorial Week in Washington D.C. Todd was there paying his respects to fallen officers at the Law Enforcement Memorial and now sadly his name will be added to the same wall where we stood. Although we patrol neighborhoods that are a thousand miles apart, I consider Todd a brother. He was a great cop and an even better person. Rest in peace brother.

Lt. Tom White
NYC Police Dept.

August 20, 2004

DAY IS DONE,
GONE THE SUN,
FROM THE HILLS, FROM THE LAKE, FROM THE SKIES.
ALL IS WELL, SAFELY REST,
GOD IS NIGH.

GO TO SLEEP, PEACEFUL SLEEP,
MAY THE SOLDIER OR SAILOR, GOD KEEP.
ON THE LAND OR THE DEEP,
SAFE IN SLEEP.

LOVE, GOOD NIGHT,
MUST THOU GO,
WHEN THE DAY, AND THE NIGHT NEED THEE SO?
ALL IS WELL. SPEEDETH ALL
TO THEIR REST.

FADES THE LIGHT;
AND AFAR
GOETH DAY, AND THE STARS SHINETH BRIGHT,
FARE THEE WELL; DAY IS GONE,
NIGHT IS ON.

THANKS AND PRAISE,
FOR OUR DAYS,
'NEATH THE SUN, 'NEATH THE STARS, 'NEATH THE SKY,
AS WE GO, THIS WE KNOW,
GOD IS NIGH.

A Brother In Blue

Anonymous

Detective Troy S. Pilivi
Box Elder Narcotics Strike Force (Utah)

August 20, 2004

Rest in Peace Brother Todd. My family and I are praying for you and your family. Please watch over the rest of us. Your death pulls at our hearts but I know you are in a better place. You and Sgt. Cedeno were doing what you loved and were protecting our world from the worst of the worst. You will never be forgotten.

Ang, Get well soon we are praying for you too.

Sgt. Dave Argenti
Broward Sheriff's Office

August 20, 2004

“REMEMBER ME”
Law enforcement officers are, indeed, a special breed of people. Ask anyone on the street and they will tell you that they would not have our jobs for anything in the world. It takes something special to do what we do and at the same time be able to even contemplate retirement. We try to be optimists. Unfortunately, there are a few of us who will never make that date with retirement. By the very nature of our job, we are at risk everyday of losing our lives, either at the hand of some deranged individual or in some other situation that we, by virtue of our occupation, may be unable to avoid. Some people have recognized the hazardous duties we involve ourselves in, the risks we take, and the pride we take in accomplishing that job. There is National Law Enforcement Week, dedicated to us who gladly accept the responsibility of protecting the citizens in our respective jurisdictions. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day is dedicated to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. These are but a two examples of remembrances specifically for law enforcement personnel. Remembrances that come but once a year. We should remind fellow officers of another type of remembrance, one that will last a lifetime. Sooner or later, a doctor will pronounce us dead. It is inevitable. Regardless of whatever happens, death is the end we will all have to face.
“IT IS IN DEATH THAT WE CAN LIVE FOREVER”
This was written by an unknown author.

Jim Moore
New Orleans PD, Retired

August 20, 2004

The officers of the 67 Precinct Anti-Crime unit which to send their condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of Detective Fatta.

Detective Fatta is a true hero, who died as he attempted to arrest one of the worst types of criminals imaginable. Thank you for doing you part to make this country a safe place for all of us.

67 Precinct Anti-Crime Unit
New York City Police Department

August 20, 2004

To the family of Detective Fatta, you are in my thoughts and prayers. May he rest in peace and know that his family at the Broward Sheriff's Office will miss him.

Deputy Jurjevich
Broward Sheriff's Office

August 20, 2004

He prepared for the journey and waved goodbye and 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' to 'touch the face of God.'

Rest in Peace...

Officer T. Cashman
Portsmouth, NH Police Dept.

August 19, 2004

I wish that I could say something that would ease the pain that is tearing Det. Fatta's family and co-workers apart right now, but there are no words. 30,000 prayers will be said for you all from the NYPD. God Bless you all and may you rest in peace Detective.

Sergeant
NYPD

August 19, 2004

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Detective Todd Fatta and the Broward County Sheriff's Office...our hearts and prayers are with you all...... Thank you for a job well done Todd... rest in peace as you continue your watch from the heavens......your memory will never be forgotten...

God Bless....Be Safe..... and wear your vests...

Vin, Pook and all of us at beyond-the-blue

Vinman and Pooky -Site Owners
beyond-the-blue

August 19, 2004

Rest in Peace...

Police Officer
Syracuse Police Dept,NY

August 19, 2004

ANOTHER SOLDIER FELL TODAY

Another soldier fell today
Not fighting in Iraq but
Fighting in a war that has been going on much longer.

Another soldier fell today
CNN will not cover the story.
This soldier just as important if not more important
fighting in a war much closer to home.

Another soldier fell today,
How many people will know
A true hero died today trying to protect our own

Another soldier fell today
A true hero in my eyes
Not fighting in a foreign land but fighting here at home
It was not the enemy that was fighting to protect their country
But an enemy trying to take something that did not belong to them

Another soldier fell today
May God Bless him, his family and friends
These are true heros who do not fight for fame and fortune
But fight to protect the citizens of our land
From an enemy that looks just like us.

Another soldier fell today
How long must we fight this loosing war
A war against crime on our own streets
Against an enemy that keeps coming back

Another soldier fell today . . . .


Author:
Carrol Graves

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Detective Fatta. To all police officers: God bless you for the work you do.

Carrol Graves
Wife, mother in law, sister in law and aunt of police officers

Carrol Graves

August 19, 2004

May God's healing power be with your family, co-workers and community. God bless you for protecting our innocents.

August 19, 2004

MAY GOD BLESS DET.FATTA'S FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COWORKERS. DET. FATTA IS A HERO FOR SURE. YOU SERVED WELL MY BROTHER, NOW REST IN PEACE. GOD BLESS.

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

August 19, 2004

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family now and forever. Rest in peace.

Detective's Ed and Anita Kelly
Orange County S.O and Orlando P.D.

August 19, 2004

I did not know Detective Fatta however as a resident of Broward County and future member of Law Enforcement I offer my thoughts and prayers to Fatta's family and all of BSO. Rest in peace and thank you for keeping our county safe for our children.

Criminal Justice Student
Son of a FLPD officer

August 19, 2004

Rest in peace brother. You are not forgotten

Officer Leif R. Haugen
Langley Police Department, Wa

August 19, 2004