Santa Fe Police Department, New Mexico
End of Watch Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Reflections for Senior Police Officer Robert Eric Duran
So sad to hear the news.
May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers, and friends.
Reserve Police Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department
March 7, 2022
Thank you for your service, brother. RIP.
Lieutenant Brian J. Wills II
Oswego County Sheriff's Office
New York
March 7, 2022
Rest in Peace my brother.
Captain Bernard Flint
Department of Defense Police Division
March 7, 2022
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
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission
Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept.
Columbia, SC
March 5, 2022
Officer Duran, the world is full of evil people, and yet, for many years, you dedicated your life to protecting others that they may be safe. It took a small virus to take your life. Our Lord, who sees all and knows all, will reward you abundantly for your courage, dedication and selfless service. May God immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.
Jess Espinosa
Civilian
March 5, 2022
Rest in Peace my Brother in Arms
Anrae G Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police
March 4, 2022
our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family and SFPD. RIP Brother. God Bless.
Det Ray Kelly (retired)
Suffolk County, NY Police Department
March 4, 2022
RIP Senior Police Officer Duran. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Santa Fe
Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police
March 4, 2022
OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF OFFICER DURAN, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF OFFICER DURAN. 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
March 4, 2022
God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends.
Thank you for your unselfish service to protect your community.
James P. Waggle, Jr.
US Army Veteran (SFC)
Civilian
March 4, 2022
Rest in peace hero.
J.R.
March 4, 2022
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
March 4, 2022
Rest in peace officer. Thank you for your service and your life. Condolences and prayers for your children and your wife.
Chief R. A. McCann
Armour College Law Enforcement/Department of Public Safety
March 4, 2022
Rest in peace Brother....My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of your agency during this most difficult and tragic time....
LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD
March 4, 2022
On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Senior Police Officer Robert Duran and the extended law enforcement family of the Santa Fe Police Department, New Mexico.
End of Watch Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
Rest in Peace brother and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.
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."
Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation
March 4, 2022
Rest In Peace Brother
james oneill
NYPD
March 4, 2022
On behalf of Session 72 from the Zone Five Academy in New York State, We send out our condolences to the friends and family of Senior Police Officer Robert Duran and Santa Fe Police Department.
Session 72
Zone Five
March 4, 2022
Thank you for your service.
Dmytro Goloborodko
March 3, 2022
Rest in Peace Senior Police Officer Robert Duran! Thank you for your 7 years of service with the Santa Fe Police Department, in New Mexico and for your service as a United States Army Veteran. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your wife and two sons during this terrible tragedy, and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to the rest of your family and to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)
Kelly & Eddie King
March 3, 2022
Brother, we met a little over seven years ago and have been through a lot together, starting with the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy (NMLEA). It was an honor to serve side by side with you as we served the City of Santa Fe. It’s going to be hard without you here. Rest In Peace we got the streets from here you’ll always be remembered never forgotten.
Senior Officer John Garcia
Santa Fe Police Department
March 3, 2022
may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face
Chief Jim Allen (retired)
Mobile County Child Support
March 3, 2022
They will work tirelessly to find the suspect responsible, wings earned, sleep well Officer Duran.
E.C.Proft Chief Criminal Deputy (Retired)
Island County Sheriff's Office
March 3, 2022
My heart's go out to US Army Veteran and Senior Officer Duran's Surviving Spouse, 2 Sons, Family, Friends, Platoon and to the Santa Fe Police Department.
Megan M Murillo
Classmate of younger brother, Dominic Duran
March 3, 2022
Rest in Peace Senior Police Officer Duran. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Duran Family and the Santa Fe Police Department.
Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office New Jersey
March 3, 2022
Prayers & Condolences
Rest in peace Officer Robert Duran.
Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ (Retired)
City of Alameda, CA Police Department
March 3, 2022