Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank you for your service. Our hearts and prayers are with you family, your brothers and sisters in your department as well as all law enforcement officers.

Thomas Bearup. Former Chief
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

December 2, 2016

So sorry for your loss. RIP

Granddaughter Michele Gregory

December 2, 2016

RIP, Your memory will live on brother.

Officer C. Davis
Yelm PD

December 2, 2016

Rest in peace Officer Guitierrez. Thank you for your service and sacrifice for your community.

Former Reserve Deputy Sheriff Eddie Alve
Osceola County Sheriff Office

December 2, 2016

RIP Officer Gutierrez. Praying for you and your loved ones.

Officer C Curione
Rochester Police Department, NY

December 2, 2016

Rest in peace and may God comfort your family.

CJ Rowell
Patriot Guard Riders

December 2, 2016

God bless you brother.

Detective (Retired) Dan Charnota
Dallas, Texas PD

December 2, 2016

RIP Brother.....(Salute)

Retired Master Trooper A. Dezso
N C S H P

December 2, 2016

Our prayers to Officer Gutierres family and co-workers at his death. Thanks to him for his service and dedication to his job, to protect others. His life was not lost it was saved by GOD in Heaven to await his family and he will inspire others to follow him in law enforcement.

Retired Sgt. Charles Carty
Benton, Arkansas Police Dept

December 2, 2016

Rest In Peace brother. Thank you for your service as a true hero.

Deputy Sheriff Chad Daugherty
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office

December 2, 2016

Rest In Peace Brother. We got your watch from here.

Deputy Nathan Botten
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

December 2, 2016

My heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to the Gutierrez family and all the members of the Tacoma Police Department for added strength and comfort during these difficult times.

Chief John Cheesman
Fircrest Police Department

December 2, 2016

RIP my Brother.Thank you & God Bless.

Lt.Robert M.Petty (ret)
No.Bergen, N.J. P.D.

December 2, 2016

On behalf of Session 61 and the Zone 5 Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy Schenectady NY, our thoughts and prayers are with your department and family.

We thank you for your service, rest in peace.

Session 61
Zone 5 Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy Schenectady NY

December 1, 2016

RIP Jake your clear to go 10-7

Explorer Brandon Sammons
Gastonia Police

December 1, 2016

Rest easy, brother. We've got your watch. Walk along the streets of heaven, God needed another patrolman. Thank you, God, for loaning him to us. Watch over us as we carry on the fight.

Hostage Negotiator Adam Elias
Seattle Police Department

December 1, 2016

Your clear to go 10-7 RIP

Explorer Brandon Sammons
Gastonia Police

December 1, 2016

Rest in peace Brother....My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of the TPD during this most difficult and tragice time.....

Lt. Joseph Ward, Ret.
Jackson PD, NJ

December 1, 2016

Thank you for your service Police Officer Jake Gutierrez.
Rest in peace.

"Blessed Are The Peacemakers".

Sgt. Randy Keenan / Ret.
City of Alameda, CA Police Dept.

December 1, 2016

Never forgotten my friend and brother. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Captain Duane Bowers
Montana Highway Patrol

December 1, 2016

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF OFFICER GUTIERREZ, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF OFFICER GUTIERREZ .OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.

Ret Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Ontario Canada

December 1, 2016

"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 © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

December 1, 2016

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for another. God bless your family and may you rest in eternal peace.

Trooper Robert Moore
Washington State Patrol

December 1, 2016

Today I give my deepest condolences and prayers to the family and members the Tacoma Police Department. Continue your quest, your faith in your fellow man. Know there are many who love you, and who need you.
To the City of Tacoma; my regrets, you have lost a guardian, a man who willingly walked into the presence of evil on your behalf. You lost a very good man. Show to those who protect you that you are thankful, that you love them for what they willingly do on your behalf.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

Tim Bollig, Chaplain
King County Sheriff's Office / KCFD44

December 1, 2016

Rest in Peace Officer Gutierrez. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Gutierrez Family and the Tacoma Police Department.

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office Wayne, NJ

December 1, 2016