Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer Renn,
May you rest in Heavenly Peace. May your family be forever watched over and blessed. May your friends and colleagues find comfort. Please watch over us from on high.
We will see you again dear Sir.
Thank you for your service. I will never forget your sacrifice or the sacrifice of your family.
Greater Love Hath No Man....
Prayers for all involved.

Kristi
Surviving Daughter of Special Agent J. Robert Porter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E.O.W. 8/9/79

July 6, 2014

My sympathy & prayers to his family may God(Yahweh) give them strength in their time of saddness and despair

Former CHA officer Joe Williams
Former CHA officer

July 6, 2014

Rest in peace Officer Renn. God Speed

ThomasSpeakman
Citizen

July 6, 2014

On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Officer Perry Renn and the extended law enforcement family of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Rest in Peace brother and watch over us.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends.",

Chief Joe Morbitzer
Westerville, Ohio Division of Police

July 6, 2014

The salvation of the righteous comes from Lord;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
The Lord helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.
Psalms 37:39-40
Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Paul Schanno- Honor Guard Member
State of MN Dept. of Corrections MCF-Stillwater

July 6, 2014

My heart filled prayers go out to Officer Renn and his family. We in the Puyallup Police Department (WA) will always remember your sacrifice. R.I.P. Brother Officer

Officer J. Dreyer
Puyallup Police Department,Puyallup WA

July 6, 2014

R.I.P. my brother. My prayers go out to your family and friends. You are a true hero !!

Officer Melanie Ewing (retired)
California Highway Patrol

July 6, 2014

Bless the Family of Officer Reen and Us All Americans and sorrow among us all...this tragic loss should never be forgotten !

Barbara Rzucidlo
Detective Jakub Klatka Family Lake County Sheriff Illinois

July 6, 2014

My sincerest condolences to the family of Officer Renn.

Another Hero will be missed and unforgotten.

Stacey Thalmann
Loving Mother of Officer Alexander Edward Thalmann
New Bern Police Department, NC EOW 03/31/2014

July 6, 2014

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO! May God
Give the family and friends the strength and faith to deal with this tragic loss. Words can not express my sorrow!

"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

Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved

Investigtor David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

July 6, 2014

May God hold his family in the palm of His hand until they see Perry again in heaven.

Michelle James
Sister of Eryk Heck
Allen County, Indiana Sheriff's Dept
EOW 8-15-97

Michelle James

July 6, 2014

IN MEMORY OF OFFICER PERRY RENN

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Officer Perry Renn:

From the beginning of time after Cain killed his brother, Abel, there has been a need for law enforcement officers to protect the weak and to bring evildoers to justice. This work is necessary in a sinful world and is dangerous. In modern times, some fifty-eight law enforcement officers have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of Metropolitan Indianapolis, Indiana. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Officer Perry Renn, of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department; who was shot and killed after responding to a shots fired call near the intersection of East 34th Street and Forest Manor Drive on Saturday, July 5, 2014, in Metropolitan Indianapolis, Indiana.

Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Officer Perry Renn. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of Officer Perry Renn and honor his sacrifice. Be with the family, friends, and colleagues of this fallen hero. Comfort them and give them your strength. Guide those who seek to take care of the family of this hero. May those empowered to do so, care for them with integrity. In commemorating the death of this hero, help those who mourn to remember that death is not the end. Death does not have the final say, but is simply the transition to the glorious life to come. They should look forward to that life to come with joy and thanksgiving.

As for the citizens of Metropolitan Indianapolis, Indiana, help them to faithfully equip their law enforcement officers with the best tools to protect their community. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of Metropolitan Indianapolis, Indiana, to remember to pay their law enforcement officers fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of Metropolitan Indianapolis, Indiana, to obey the law and treat each other with dignity so as not to add to the burden of crime and pain to their community.

The time for mourning will soon pass. We have now remembered and celebrated the life lost in this great tragedy. As the family, friends, and colleagues of Officer Perry Renn go forward, they must celebrate the good things in their lives; and to celebrate life itself!

Finally, Lord God, we pray for the families, friends, and colleagues of all the law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line-of-duty and we thank you for their sacrifices. Bless the lives of their families, friends, and colleagues so they might find healing. Help their law enforcement organizations support the families of these fallen heroes. Even though their deaths might have been senseless, make something good come out of these situations so that their law enforcement organizations and the communities in which they lived and served might be stronger because of their lives and their deaths.

Amen.

Lord God, hear our prayers.

Now, may the Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you: the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen.

In His Service,

Pastor Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry

Pastor Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department

July 6, 2014

RIP, Brother. May God give comfort and stregnth to his families: immediate and 'blue'.

Chaplain Paul Worley
San Antonio, Texas Police Department

July 6, 2014

Your family and friends are in our thoughts and prayers. We will take Watch from here and carry on. May you rest in peace. Godspeed!

Investigator Christopher King
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Texas

July 6, 2014

R.I.P. My brother, it was an Honor to have worked with brave officers like you. As a motor officer it will be an Honor to take you home. God bless you!

PTL
IMPD

July 6, 2014

RIP brother. We have the watch from here. My prayers go out to your family and friends May God Bless them all.

Officer A. OROZCO
ADOT/ECD

July 6, 2014

Rest in peace, Perry.

Cpl. John Goldsworthy
Detention Division, Allegany Co. (MD) Sheriff's Office

July 6, 2014

Rest in Peace Sr...........

Officer Thomas Wiederhold Retired
Fort Worth Texas Police Department

July 6, 2014

Rest with God officer Renn. Your dedication and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten. Prayers for your famil during this time in their lives

retired Police Officer Bob Lester
Midland Texas Police Department

July 6, 2014

I was married to a Indianapolis policeman. This, of course, was my biggest fear. In deepest sympathy for his family and his law enforcement family.

Crystal Woods

July 6, 2014

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and coworkers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Supervisory FAM, Thomas Kelly Jr.
Federal Air Marshal Service

July 6, 2014

There is no greater sacrifice. Thank you for your service Officer Renn.

I trust There will soon come a time that the gentleman apprehended will stand in judgment before some Indiana American Citizens. I hope that they hear the unvarnished truth of this incident, and each of them will remembers your family, you and your years of selfless service. God speed.

Deputy NC
Stanly COSO

July 6, 2014

For your unwavering duty and commitment to the city of Indianapolis and its citizems tjere are not enoigh words or condolescences to be said to your family, fellow officers to compensate the sacrifice. Thank you is not enough.....May God speed and keep you and your family in His loving arms.

Suzanne Bautista
Libertad Counseling, llc.

July 6, 2014

You have my condolences. Keeping family, friends, co-workers in my thoughts and prayers.

Patrol Officer Robert Papenthien
Dubuque Police Dept. Dubuque, Ia.

July 6, 2014

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (Retired)
Mobile County Child Support Enforcement
Mobile County, Alabama

July 6, 2014