Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank you for your service. God bless you and bring your family peace.

Dispatcher DawnvHall
Union County Communications Center Ar.

January 9, 2026

Police Officer Terry L. Bennett,

My deepest condolences to your wife and children as they grieve your untimely loss. Thank you for your service to all of us. Rest in Peace, Brother.

Mary Milam
Sergeant (Ret)
Chicago Police Department

Leesburg. FL

January 9, 2026

We call them public servants because of all they do to care for and protect us.

Lawrence Stark, MSgt USAF, Retired.

January 9, 2026

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

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

January 9, 2026

Officer Bennett gave us many years of his life to stand between us and danger. I am Eternally Grateful. I am deeply hurt and saddened for this tragedy. We are all empty today. Lord walk with His Wife, Children, Fellow Officers and Friends in these days days to come. Theses Heroes walk a Blue Line that is Very Thin. God Bless!

Former Police, Forever In Christ!
Tennessee Spiritual Caregiver

January 9, 2026

Thank you for your service Officer Terry L. Bennett !!!!!

Sergeant David Dufault (Ret)
Hartford Police Dept

January 8, 2026

Officer Bennett, 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 8-year commitment to law enforcement, your family, and the Metropolitan Police Department. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace, Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

January 8, 2026

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Police Officer Terry L. Bennett during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May happy moments from the past bring forth precious memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Police Officer Terry L. Bennett.

Gail M Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit Police Officer Jennifer T Fettig eow 02/16/04

January 8, 2026

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

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

January 8, 2026

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

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

January 8, 2026

God of Justice, I am grateful for the lives and sacrifices of all America’s Peace Officers. They died serving us. Help us never forget. Help us celebrate their lives and honor their sacrifices. Be with the families, friends, and comrades of these fallen peace officers. Comfort them and give them Your strength and peace. Guide us as we seek to take care of the families of these fallen heroes. May we care for them with integrity. In commemorating the deaths of these fallen heroes, help us also to remember that death is not the end. Death does not have the final say but is simply the transition from this earthly life to the heavenly life yet to come. This assurance was guaranteed to all believers upon the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. We look forward to that life to come with joy and anticipation. Thank You, Lord God, for hearing this prayer. In the mighty and holy name of the Lord Christ Jesus, and by His Power, His Authority, and His Sacrificial Blood, I believe and pray for America’s Fallen Peace Officers and all those left behind. Amen.

God’s Mission for Law Enforcement:

Lord God, we know from Romans 13:1-5 (TLB) that Law
Enforcement Officers have a sacred task, to enforce laws that protect the innocent and punish the guilty. We pray that You will protect them as they serve us. Give them wisdom, discernment, and a deep desire to serve You. Please surround every law enforcement officer in our land, the United States of America, with battalions of warring angels, under the command of Saint Michael the Archangel, to protect them from harm and defend them from evil.

Please find Encouragement, Comfort, Support, and Hope from the following Scripture Verses found in “The Law Enforcement Officer’s Christian Standard Bible”:

“Then I heard the voice of the Lord asking: Who will I send? Who will go for us? I said: Here I am. Send me.” (Isaiah 6:8)

[Jesus taught]: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons [children] of God.” (Matthew 5:9)

[Jesus taught]: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4)

[Jesus taught]: “No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13)

“Even when I go through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff - they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4)

“Jesus said to her [Martha], “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.” (John 11:25)

“And he [Jesus] said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43)

“Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the city gate.” (Amos 5:15a)

“For he [God] will give his angels [Michael the Archangel and his warring angels] orders concerning you, to protect you in all your ways.” (Psalm 91:11)

In the Book of Revelation 12:7-9, we learn about Saint Michael the Archangel's famous battle against evil. This epic fight in heaven shows Michael the Archangel and his warring angels battling the dragon, Satan, and his fallen angels. They won, forcing Satan and his fallen angels out of heaven. This victory makes Michael the Archangel a strong protector against darkness. He is a great role model for law enforcement. He is the Patron Saint of Law Enforcement. Like Michael the Archangel, Law Enforcement Officers fight against evil, keeping communities safe and upholding justice.

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DDiv., MSBS, NCCA, NACM
Ordained / Licensed, Independent Christian Clergy
St. Michael the Archangel Prayer Ministry
“Patron Saint of Law Enforcement”
Ministering to the Law Enforcement Community
Member: Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers – USA

Captain Steven R. Closs (Retired)
Nashua NH Police Department (1974-1998)

January 8, 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 8, 2026

Thank you for your service Officer Bennett. Prayers to your family and the men and women of the Metro D.C. Police Department.

Chief William Renye
Grand Blanc Township

January 8, 2026

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

January 8, 2026

Hero never forgotten. Prayers to family blood and blue.

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

January 8, 2026

RIP Officer Bennett. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.
May God keep you in His arms and may He watch over your family.

Cyndy Bryant, Dispatcher
Placerville PD, CA (retired)

January 8, 2026

Thank you Officer Bennett for your dedicated And selfless service to the people of and visitors to our Capital city. 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 8, 2026

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

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

January 8, 2026

R.I.P. Hero . Words cannot express how sorry I am for your suffering. My deepest condolences to your family, friends and Police family.

Carole Garreau (Head Clerk, retired)
Connecticut State Police Troop K

January 8, 2026

"Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and perpetual light shine upon him."

Bishop Edward
Stuart Florida Police Chaplain

January 8, 2026

Prayers & Condolences
Rest in Peace Officer Terry L. Bennett

Sgt. Randy Keenan (ret.)
City of Alameda, CA Police Dept.

January 8, 2026

Thank you for your sacrifice for our nation. May you be with the Lord and may he be with your family.

Det. Russ Cain (Retired)


Pittsburgh PD

January 8, 2026

Rest in peace brother. We have the watch from here. Thoughts and prayers for you, your family and your department.

Armed Security Officer Tommy Thomason

January 8, 2026

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God" Matthew 5:9

RN Carmen Hartley

January 8, 2026

The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. - Wisdom 3:1

God bless you Officer Bennett and your family.

Sgt. Kostoplis
Baltimore City Police

January 8, 2026