Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

RIP Officer LaPorta. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Uxbridge

Lieutenant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police
Boston, Ma. 02120

January 7, 2026

Rest in peace brother LaPorta

Jesse Cook, Corporal - Retired
Georgia Dept of Natural Resources - Law Enforcement Division

January 7, 2026

May God and St. Michael watch over you in Heaven, Officer LaPorta.

Patrolman Kenneth Collins #18
South Amherst (OH) Police Department

January 7, 2026

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

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office New Jersey

January 7, 2026

Rest Now Brother

Officer/EMT Shannon Yates
Collins Police Department (MS)

January 7, 2026

Officer Stephen LaPorta gave his life doing the simplest and most honorable duty of policing—helping someone in need on the side of the road. There was no applause, no stage, no warning. Just a man in uniform who saw a stranded motorist and chose to act, knowing the risks, because service outweighed fear. That is the heart of a protector.

In Uxbridge, a community lost more than a police officer. They lost a guardian, a neighbor, a son, a partner, and a reminder that heroes don’t only exist in history books or action movies—they walk among us, work quietly, and run toward uncertainty when others hesitate.

Officer LaPorta wore the badge with purpose. His sacrifice reflects a life lived in commitment to public safety, compassion, and courage. The thin line he stood on was not symbolic—it was real, and he held it firmly until his final breath.

Today, we honor his legacy not for how he died, but for how he lived: with integrity, readiness, and a willingness to serve the public even in the smallest moments. His memory calls us to gratitude and reflection, and his name will now forever be spoken with the reverence reserved for those who paid the ultimate price.

May his courage inspire.
May his service be remembered.
And may he rest knowing his watch has ended, because he did his job, and he did it well.

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” — John 15:13

In honor and remembrance,

Patrick Roy

January 7, 2026

Thank you PO LaPorta for you dedicated and selfless service to the people of and visitors to Uxbridge, MA. Your life mattered! Sending prayers of sympathy and condolences to your family, your friends, and your coworkers. May you rest in peace. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God!

Captain (Retired) Mike Culler
Winston-Salem, NC Police Department

January 7, 2026

RIP 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

January 7, 2026

I worked with Stephen and he was my friend. No more selfless act than to give one’s life so another may live. He was that man
I will miss you sir

Rest and may God hold you close until we meet again

Officer Rick Andrade
Douglas Police Department

January 7, 2026

Brother, a sad day for Uxbridge and all Law Enforcement to lose another. You gave your all and you lived as a hero. All those who knew and love you best are in our hearts and prayers.

God Bless you, Officer La Porta, and may you forever Rest in Peace.

Off. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept. (Retired)

January 7, 2026

RIP Hero. May you forever spend your eternal life with our dear Lord in heaven. My thoughts and prayers are with all your loved ones. Our country is now a little less safe without you. Thank you for your service.

HEROES NEVER DIE....

Sergeant Mitchell G. Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

January 7, 2026

May your family, friends, colleagues, and community find the strength and resolve to carry on in your physical absence and continue to spread the goodness to which you were so selflessly committed. You were among the best humanity has to offer. Your dedication to service and your ultimate sacrifice shall not be forgotten. God Bless You. Your Family, & Friends

James P. Waggle, Jr.
US Army Veteran (SFC)
Civilian

January 7, 2026

Rest Now Brother

Sgt Donald Harvey
Maricopa County Sheriffs Office-Az

January 7, 2026

Rest in Peace!

Ptl. B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake OH PD

January 7, 2026

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

January 7, 2026

Police Officer Stephen LaPorta,
Your last act was to help someone that needed you and I thank you! May God Bless you and keep you now. My condolences to your family, friends and to your department. Rest In Peace, Brother.

Mary Milam
Sergeant (Ret)
Chicago Police Department

Leesburg. FL

January 7, 2026

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Paul Schanno
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections MCF-Stillwater

January 7, 2026

Officer LaPorta, a police officer should be remembered not by how he died but by how he lived! A brave man has left to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you for your almost 2-year commitment to law enforcement, your family, and the Uxbridge Police Department. New England and our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace, Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

January 7, 2026

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (ret)
Mobile County Investigation and Recovery (Child Support Enforcement)

January 7, 2026

RIP

Assistant Chief Robert Jenkins
North Bay Village PD

January 7, 2026

Thank you for your service, bravery and the courage to do what’s right. God Bless and Godspeed

Civilian LEO and K9 SUPPORTER Lisa Burto
STATE OF GA LEO & K9 CIVILIAN SUPPORTER

January 7, 2026

Rest in Peace my brother.

Captain (Ret.) Bernard Flint
Department of Defense / Police Division

January 7, 2026

Rest in peace. Thank you for your service.

Retired LT and Analyst T.C. Brown
Federal Bureau of Prisons

January 7, 2026

God rest your soul, Officer Stephen LaPorta. May your family, friends, colleagues, and community find the strength and resolve to carry on in your physical absence and continue to spread the goodness to which you were so selflessly committed. You were among the best humanity has to offer. Your dedication to service and your ultimate sacrifice shall not be forgotten.

Investigator Christopher Port (Ret)
California Highway Patrol, Valley Division MAIT

January 7, 2026