Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Lt. Patrick Libertone and the extended law enforcement family of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's 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

August 18, 2014

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Lieutenant Patrick Libertone as well as to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Rest in peace Lieutenant Libertone, you are gone but will not be forgotten...

Dispatcher Sue Rusch
Punta Gorda PD, Punta Gorda FL

August 18, 2014

Rest in peace Lt Libertone my sincere condolences to your family and to your department. Godspeed as you now patrol the streets of gold.

TERRY F. ZECH OFFICER
VEERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPARTMENT, DETROIT MICHIGAN

August 18, 2014

A police officer should be remembered not by how he died, but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Anonymous

August 18, 2014

Rest easy Lt. Godspeed.

PO Olasokan
NYS University Police

August 18, 2014

Lt Libertone, may you rest in peace our brother. You'll never be forgotten.

Sgt Richard Eckert
Town of Chester Police Dept

August 18, 2014

RIP Lt. Your service will never be forgotten!

Sgt. Marc Cornish
Connecticut Judicial Marshals

August 18, 2014

Godspeed my friend!

Patrolman Jordan Holland
Claremore Police Department (Oklahoma)

August 18, 2014

Sorry to hear about your loss. Back in 1967, I had aspirations of joining your department.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.

Rest easy brother.

P.O. (Ret) Donald Current
City of New York PD # 2461

August 18, 2014

God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends. Thank You for your unselfish service.

James P. Waggle
Civilian

August 18, 2014

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J. Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

August 18, 2014

Lt. Libertone,
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

August 18, 2014

Another hero lost. RIP to you and Godspeed to your family. Keep Heaven safe.

Stephen Bruet, PPO II
North Carolina Department of Public Safety

August 18, 2014

God Bless you Lt. Libertone for your service to LA County! Another brave man, lost too soon!

RuthAnn Cross
private citizen

August 18, 2014

God bless Lieutenant Libertone's family, friends and coworkers and give them strength and peace to get through their grief and pain. Thank you for your service brother.

Sergeant Clark O. Parry
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, New York

August 18, 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 BMI © 1993 - All Rights Reserved

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

August 18, 2014

May the family's fond memories help them through this difficult time.

Terry L. Vice
Patrol Officer (1979-1984)
Greeley PD
Colorado

August 18, 2014

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

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

August 18, 2014

Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Jim

August 18, 2014

IN MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT PATRICK LIBERTONE

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Lieutenant Patrick Libertone:

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 one hundred and twenty-five deputies have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of the County of Los Angeles, California. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Lieutenant Patrick Libertone, of the Los Angeles County, California Sheriff’s Department; who died in-the-line of duty after suffering a fatal heart attack while making a traffic stop of a reckless driver who cut him off in the Riverside, California area on Tuesday, August 12, 2014.

Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Lieutenant Patrick Libertone. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of Lieutenant Patrick Libertone 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 the County of Los Angeles, California, help them to faithfully equip their deputies with the best tools to protect their county. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of the County of Los Angeles, California, to remember to pay their deputies fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of the County of Los Angeles, California, to obey the law and treat each other with dignity so as not to add to the burden of crime and pain to their county.

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 Lieutenant Patrick Libertone 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,

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

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

August 18, 2014

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

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

August 18, 2014

RIP Brother

Deputy Anita Price
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio, Texas

August 18, 2014

Such a shame and waste of a good person.R I P Bro

Herbie Buck Ret.Officer NYSDOCS
NYSDOCS

August 18, 2014

To the family of Lieutenant Patrick Libertone, friends, Sheriff John L. Scott and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
You are in my thoughts and prayers. May God comfort and hold each of you close now and always. Thank you for your service. John 15:13

Patrolman A.S. Batson
Cherry Police Department, NC

August 18, 2014

RIP and thank you!

citizen

August 18, 2014