Phoenix Police Department, Arizona
End of Watch Monday, May 31, 2021
Reflections for Police Officer Ginarro Allen New
In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO!
"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 whose 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
Used with Special Permission of the Author
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and may not be duplicated without permission
Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept.
Columbia, SC
June 3, 2021
Rest easy brother thank you for your service. May your sacrifice or memory never fade.
Jerry Matalone #8046 (Retired)
Des Moines Iowa Police Department
June 3, 2021
RIP, Officer New. Praying for your loved ones.
Officer C Curione (Retired)
Rochester Police Department, NY
June 3, 2021
RIP Officer New. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Phoenix
Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police
June 2, 2021
I would like to offer my condolences to the family, friends, and coworkers of Officer New. I am truly sorry for your loss. I will be praying for your comfort and strength in the difficult days ahead.
Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland
June 2, 2021
Rest In Peace Brother.
Det. Andreoli
NYPD-Retired
June 2, 2021
Rest In Peace Brother
Sgt Benjamín Rodríguez Bermúdez
Puerto Rico Police Departament
June 2, 2021
Rest in Peace Officer New. May the Lord grant your family, friends and co-workers peace during this very difficult time. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.
Deputy Parole Administrator Howard Wykes
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
June 2, 2021
On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Officer, Ginarro New, in the line of duty. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Officer makes the ultimate sacrifice. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed.
Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office
June 2, 2021
Rest in peace Officer Ginarro New.
Prayers & condolences for family & friends.
Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ (Retired)
City of Alameda, CA Police Department
June 2, 2021
Officer New,
Thank you for your sacrifice for our nation. May you be with the Lord and may he be with your family.
Det. Russ Cain
Pittsburgh PD
June 2, 2021
R. I. P. Brother. Blue Knights CA-X.
Salvador Quezada
Blue Knights CA-X
June 2, 2021
Praying for peace and comfort today and in the days ahead. With deepest sympathy,
Rita Rocker
Deputy Executive Director
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles
June 2, 2021
Rest In Peace Brother
james oneill
NYPD
June 2, 2021
Rest in peace Brother.
Arrend Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Va.
June 2, 2021
OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF OFFICER NEW, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF OFFICER NEW. 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.
GOD BLESS
Retired Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Canada
June 2, 2021
God rest his soul.
Sgt. Robert A, Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired
June 2, 2021
May you rest in piece. Such a tragic incident. God please comfort his family.
Officer D. Alvarez
Tohono O’odham Police Department
June 2, 2021
RIP Officer New. We will take the watch from here.
Officer J. New
New Castle County PD (Delaware)
June 2, 2021
I am sad to learn of the passing of a Brother and Hero in Police Officer Ginarro New. I believe our Heavenly Father has welcomed him home into his loving arms where he will now patrol the Golden Streets of Heaven. May the Lord deliver Blessings, Comfort and Peace to his Family, Friends and all members of the Phoenix Police Department, Arizona.
Retired, T W Martinez
FOP member
State of New Mexico/JJS
June 2, 2021
Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute
S. I. Drake - Lt/IPD | IMPD (Ret)
June 2, 2021
Heavenly Father, the sudden and violent death of Police Officer Ginarro New, of the Phoenix AZ Police Department, in the Line-of-Duty, has filled our Law Enforcement family’s eyes with tears and our hearts with sorrow. We are distressed by the mysteries of Your Providence. As Your child we want so much to say, “Not my will, but Your will be done,” but at times we find it difficult to do. Forgive us and help us. We pray by Your Holy Spirit, to accept Your ways as always best. Apply to these wounded hearts the healing touch of Your precious promises, and let them soon experience its power. Teach us not to mourn as those who have no hope. Wipe away the tears from our eyes that we may be able to see through the mist, beyond death and the grave, to the Resurrection and Life assured by the glorious victory of our Savior Jesus Christ over death and the grave. May the passing of Police Officer Ginarro New remind us that we, too, are but pilgrims and strangers on earth. Grant us the grace to love less and less the things that are material and temporal, and to love more and more the things that are spiritual and eternal. Teach us to number our days and to apply our heart to the wisdom taught by Jesus Christ, that He is the Way and the Truth and the Life, and that no one comes to You, O God, but by Him. In the Holy Name of Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.
During His three (3) year ministry, the Lord Jesus Christ proclaimed, “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” [John 15:13 NLT]
Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D.Div, MSBS, NCCA
Ordained / Licensed Independent Christian Clergy
Merrimack, NH 03054
Captain Steven R. Closs (Ret.)
Nashua NH Police Department
June 2, 2021
Rest in Peace Officer New. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, coworkers and friends.
Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department
June 1, 2021
Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.
Sgt. Paul Schanno
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections MCF-Stillwater
June 1, 2021
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 Phoenix Police Department. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!
Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH
June 1, 2021