Syracuse police were among those mourning the most on Saturday, April 20th. Onondaga County Sheriff's Deputies are scheduled to do the same on Monday, April 22nd. However, these funerals attract police officers from all over the country.
Police share bonds and burdens.
Every police officer is worried, whether it's Detective Jeremy Carter from here in Chicago or Sergeant Russell Rodan of the New York City Police Department, the nation's largest police force, who knows all about this kind of loss.
“Every funeral, you feel like you've lost a part of yourself. You look at the family and realize that tomorrow this is what your family might be grieving,” said Sergeant Rodin.
That's why hundreds of brothers and sisters in blue filled downtown Rome, whether the journey was short or long.
Sergeant Rodan said: “They should know that we have their backs, not just local officers, but the whole country.”
Detective Carter said: “This gentleman was loved by so many people: his family, his law enforcement family and the community.” “And this rush of people shows that.”
The two big-city officers meet two or three times a year as part of the Brotherhood of the Fallen, a group of police officers who travel around the country for just this purpose.
For local officials, an out-of-town visit would mean a lot to them, but they feel safe returning to the streets of Syracuse because they know it's a big deal right now, and it's what took their brother's life. preparing to return to patrol.
