Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Police Officer Daniel Talbot as well as to the Revere Police Department. Rest in peace Officer Talbot, you are gone but will not be forgotten...

Dispatcher Sue Rusch, CTO
Punta Gorda PD, Punta Gorda FL

September 30, 2007

"A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger."

While this quote describes all law enforcement, it is particularly appropriate here. This warrior ran to the sounds of battle while others ran away. He is a true hero and I salute him for his life and honor him for his sacrifice.

Sergeant T. E. Murphy
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Fl.

September 30, 2007

On behalf of the Brooklyn Fire Dept. I would like to offer our houghts and prayers to all who knew Officer talbot. May GOD bless his entire family as well as all of his friends and co-workers. PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL!

Chaplain Jim Owens
Brooklyn Fire Dept. (ILL)

September 30, 2007

Officer Talbot, Your brothers and sisters in Phoenix thank you for your service to the citizens of Revere. Rest in peace sir, your dedication and ultimate sacrifice for what is right will never be forgotten.

officer
Phoenix PD

September 30, 2007

Rest In Peace and May God Be With You.

Officer Alarcon

September 30, 2007

Rest In Peace, Brother.....

K9 Deputy Jason Cory
Grundy County Sheriff's Department Il.

September 30, 2007

Officer Talbot may you rest in heaven for we will take over now. You've done your duty to combat Gangs and violence. We from the PBSO Gang unit& The whole Department send our condolenses to the Talbot Family. May Danniel Rest in Peace 10-7!

DET. GANG UNT -STEVE FERREIRA
PALM BEACH COUNTY FL

September 30, 2007

OFFICER TALBOT, MAY GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COWORKER'S AS THEY MOURN DURING THIS SAD TIME IN THIER LIVE'S. 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 30, 2007

RIP BROTHER

OFFICER K H JORDAN
WEST POINT POLICE DEPT

September 30, 2007

ANGELS EAST ANGELS WEST ORTH AND SOUTH, WATCH OUR BROTHER WHILE HE REST.

September 30, 2007

GOD BLESS OUR HERO IN BLUE!!!
YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE IN MY PRAYERS!!!
LANG SRT

SGT Candace TERRY
Camp Beauregard State Military Police Force Protection, LA. SRT

September 30, 2007

My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Police Officer Daniel Talbot and to the entire Revere Police Dept. Your service, commitment, and ultimate sacrafice will not be forgotten. God Bless Officer Talbot.

Ofc. Eric Chiang
San Francisco Police Department

September 30, 2007

Rest in peace brother. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Matthew
LVMPD

September 30, 2007

Thank you for your service, sir. R I P

Explorer Mike C
Newton PD Explorer Post 300

September 30, 2007

Rest in peace Officer Talbot...

Lieutenant
Genesee County, Michigan

September 30, 2007

Officer Talbot your work on this Earth as we know it is done. You are in God's Care now. May you now rest in peace brother.

SGT. Daryl Brewer

September 30, 2007

"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion." Proverbs 28:1

Thank you, Officer Talbot.

trooper
Ohio State Highway Patrol

September 30, 2007

Rest in Peace brother, God Bless

Ofc A. B.
Randolpy Auxiliary Police Dept, Randolph, MA

September 30, 2007

Our brothers and sisters in gods police department have received another hero in their ranks in heaven. Your tour of duty here in our great nation has served with dignity, honor and integrity and Your heroism will not be forgotten by your brothers and sisters in law enforcement. May our Father bring grace and peace to all Your family and your brothers and sisters who greive for your lost to them.

Tom Bradley, Arizona State Chaplain FOP

Tom Bradley, Retired
Phoenix AZ PD

September 30, 2007

My family would like to send our condolences to the family, friends, and fellow co-workers of P.O. Daniel Talbot~you're in our thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. May God give you the strength to carry on and help heal your hearts. May you find comfort and support with those around you.
God bless you & rest in peace, Officer Talbot!

Gail M. Pabst
Aunt of a fallen MI P.O. eow 2004

September 30, 2007

Peace be with you...

Natalie Jensen
CSPD Det. Jared Jensen, EOW 2/22/06

September 30, 2007

God bless Officer Talbot, his family, friends, brothers and sisters at the Revere Police Department. Officer Talbot is true hero! His sacrifice will NEVER be forgotten.

Officer Daniel Fowler
Littleton New Hampshire Police

September 30, 2007

Rest in peace my fellow protector of freedom.

You will not be forgotten.

C4C Chris Drury
USAFA

September 30, 2007

PRIDE INTEGRITY & GUTS

Some of you may know my face, but not my name. Most of you have seen me around the city and some have even met me, but not always under the best of circumstances. Some of you have even spoken to me on the phone, when you called me while I was working.

Most of you have an opinion on how my job should be done, but would never take my job if it was the last one on earth. And some of you who don’t even know me, hate me just because of my job. But when I go to my job, I go to make a difference and so I can fight what everyone else fears.

When most would be running away from danger, my job requires me to run towards it. I do this in the hopes of making a difference for someone else I don’t even know. Most people say I make too much money, because my pay is published in the newspaper. But don’t think twice about hearing about another sports player signing a 20 million dollar contract for 6 months a year of playing a “game.”

Since my job’s base pay isn’t the best I must work extra to pay the bills. Including working extra shifts, on holidays and pick up side work at construction sites as well on my days off, most still complain thinking I am greedy, but don’t they realize that I to must pay taxes, have a mortgage car payments and kids in college as well?

Don’t they understand that I am not paid for what I do, but for what I am willing to do for them? After all how can you properly compensate someone to risk their own life and face danger everyday they go to work?

And when I go to work I am punched, kicked, spit on and called every name in the book for doing my job. And every night I leave my house to go to work I realize I may not come back home in the morning. Because when I go to work I can be stabbed, shot, drown, fall, be electrocuted, or die in a car accident rushing to help you.

My job also requires me to carry special “tools” to help me do my job. Sometimes even while doing my job I have to defend myself from someone attacking me. Although, the newspapers will report to you that I “beat someone down”, and not that I defended myself from an attack.

While at work I must also carry a gun to protect you, but should I have to use it, the media reports to you that I “gunned someone down” or that I “shot and killed” somebody, and not that I defended myself. Don’t they realize that I shoot to live and never to kill?

Also when I go to work I wrap a protective vest around me to help keep me safe through my shift. I use this vest so that I will be allowed to live to the end of my work day. And hope and pray that should something bad happen that this vest helps keep me alive so that I will be allowed to see my children grow.

And when I go to my job, I will see more pain, sorrow, agony, death and destruction in one month than most of you will see in an entire lifetime.


To the ones who don’t know me yet , I will come to meet most of you at the worst times in your life. You often will call me to come help you out with a problem. But if you have a really big problem you can get me at a special 3 digit number and me and my coworkers will race to your house, just to help you no questions asked. All you have to do is call and we will be there for you, no matter what time of the day.

Sometimes my job also requires me to deliver lectures, babies and even bad news. I am also the one required to ring your doorbell in the middle of the night, swallow hard and advise you that a loved one will not be coming home tonight, then I spend the rest of my shift wondering why I ever took such a job.

Some people even refer to me as a “pig,” but when I hear that word called to me or one of my coworkers I think of Pride, Integrity and Guts, which everyone in my profession needs to do this job.

Me and my coworkers must be able to have muscles of steel, have a sense of humor and put ourselves into dangerous situations and face danger head on all in a days work.

We must act in a second and make a decision in the blink of an eye, and spend the rest of our life hoping we made the right choice in that split second. If not we can be arrested and charged with breaking a law, be sued for violating someone’s rights, or end up with even a worse fate.
My job requires me to take an oath to be their and to risk my life to protect you. And it is an oath that me and my fellow coworkers have taken and is one that we will not break.

What, you ask is my job? I am your local police officer. And what do I ask in return of doing all this and risking my life for you, nothing at all because it is my job and my hope, of being the one who makes the difference.

Written by

- Officer Paul Cotter
Lynn (MA) Police Dept.

Paul Cotter, Patrolman
Lynn MA Police Dept

September 30, 2007

You gave the greatest sacrifice that an officer can give and for that I salute you brother.

Deputy
Harris County Sheriff Houston Tx

September 30, 2007