Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

In times of loss, we come together to honor the memory and service of those who have passed. It's a moment to reflect on the impact they've had on the lives of others, and the legacy they leave behind. Their dedication and service will always be remembered, and their spirit will continue to inspire. May comfort find its way to you and all those mourning this loss.

Retired LAPD Reserve Police Officer

January 27, 2026

Rest in peace Agent Aníbal Morales Aponte! Thank you for your 29 years of service with the Puerto Rico Police Department, in Puerto Rico. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and your friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your twin Daughters, your Mother, your Life Partner, your two Stepdaughters, the rest of your Family, all of your Friends and all of your Sisters and Brothers in Blue that also protect us. We want them to know that you will never be forgotten! God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)

Eddie & Kelly King

January 25, 2026

Rest In Peace Brother.

Det. Andreoli
NYPD-Retired

January 24, 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 23, 2026

Agent: Anibal Morales Aponte,
My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family, friends, and to Anibal's brother's and sister's at the Cuagas Police Dept. Puerto Rico. Que Dios Los Bendigas a todos... de mi paiz...
Anibal we'll take it from here..

Retired / Patrolmen Badge #152 (32 yrs.
Bridgeport, Police Dept. Bridgeport, CT

January 22, 2026

Agent: Anibal Morales Aponte
My heartfelt condolences

Retired / Patrolmen Badge #152 (32 yrs.
Bridgeport, Police Dept. Bridgeport, CT

January 22, 2026

Thank you for your service, brother. RIP.

Lieutenant Brian J. Wills II
Oswego County Sheriff's Office
New York

January 22, 2026

The true measure of a person
is not found in the
might of their arm,
their wealth
or power -
it is found in the strength
of their character.

There is no greater testimony to
ones character, than ones
willingness to sacrifice all,
in the noble quest of
providing protection to all
whom they serve.

Author Unknown

Javier Cornejo
Police Officer, Retired
City of Milwaukee Police Department
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

January 22, 2026

RIP

Assistant Chief Robert Jenkins
North Bay Village PD

January 22, 2026

Agent Morales-Aponte, 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 29-year commitment to law enforcement, your family, and the Puerto Rico Police Department. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace, vya don Dios Hemano!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

January 21, 2026

On behalf of Point 27, we would like to offer condolences for Agent Morales Aponte. Please know we are eternally grateful for Morales’ service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Agent Morales Aponte, Point 27 sent Thin Blue Line Dog Tag Necklaces, engraved with “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of God” Matthew 5:9, to the Puerto Rico Police Department in San Juan, Puerto Rico for Morales’ partner and fellow officers. Point 27 also sent Folded Flag Necklaces engraved with “Greater Love has no one than this; than to lay down one’s life for one’s friend” John 15:13 for Agent Morales’ family.

Point 27 is a Non-Profit organization with a mission to strengthen and encourage members of the Armed Forces, First Responders, and their families, with God’s Word inscribed on Shields of Strength jewelry.

We will never forget and we are forever grateful for Morales.

Respectfully,

Colonel David Dodd,
United States Army Retired
Executive Director-Point 27

Linda Rhodes
Surviving Wife of Detective Jerry M. Rhodes, Dallas Police Department Retired
Point 27 National Outreach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison
[email protected]
972-978-5325

Linda Rhodes

January 20, 2026

God bless you Agent Anibal Morales Aponte, for your service and sacrifice. Thoughts and prayers go out to your family and friends, and to your brothers and sisters from the Puerto Rico Police Department. Rest in Peace Brother.

Lieutenant Andy Montalvo (Retired)
Perth Amboy Police Department
January 19th, 2026

Lieutenant (Ret.) Andy Montalvo
Perth Amboy Police Department

January 19, 2026

Agent Aponte gave us Freely his service to stand between us and danger. For that I am truly Grateful. Lord walk with His Daughters, Family, Fellow Officers and Friends in these days to come. You are in our prayers. The Blue Line walked today is very Thin. God Bless!

Former Police, Forever In Christ!
Tennessee Spiritual Caregiver

January 18, 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 17, 2026

Rest easy hero thank you for your service may your sacrifice or memory never fade.

Retired #8046 Jerry Matalone
Des Moines Iowa Police Department

January 17, 2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and coworkers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Thomas H. Kelly Jr.
Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (SAC)
Federal Air Marshal Service

January 17, 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 17, 2026

I’m so very sorry for your loss. You (the family, work family, and friends) will be in my prayers and thoughts). May you find peace and comfort in Jesus and The Holy Spirit wrap Himself around you during this time, and the days to come.

Carmen Rigdon
Citizen

January 16, 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 (Romans 13:3-4 TLB):

“For the policeman does not frighten people who are doing right; but those doing evil will always fear him. So if you don’t want to be afraid, keep the laws and you will get along well. The policeman is sent by God to help you. But if you are doing something wrong, of course you should be afraid, for he will have you punished. He is sent by God for that very purpose.”

Please find Encouragement, Comfort, Support, and Hope from the following Scripture Verses found in “The Living Bible”:

[Jesus taught]: “Happy are those who strive for peace—they shall be called the sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9)

[Jesus taught]: “Those who mourn are fortunate! for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4)

[Jesus taught]: “And here is how to measure it—the greatest love is shown when a person lays down his life for his friends;” (John 15:13)

“Even when walking through the dark valley of death I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me, guarding, guiding all the way.” (Psalm 23:4)

“Jesus told her [Martha], “I am the one who raises the dead and gives them life again. Anyone who believes in me, even though he dies like anyone else, shall live again.” (John 11:25)

“And Jesus replied, “Today you will be with me in Paradise. This is a solemn promise.” (Luke 23:43)

“Hate evil and love the good; remodel your courts into true halls of justice.” (Amos 5:15a)

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DDiv., MSBS, NCCA, NACM
Ordained / Licensed, Independent Christian Clergy
Member: Intercessors for America (IFA)
Member: Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers – USA

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

January 16, 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 16, 2026

On behalf of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, we offer our heartfelt condolences. Agent Anibal Morales Aponte's courage and dedication to duty will never be forgotten. Our thoughts are with his family, colleagues, and community as they navigate this profound loss.

Office of Victim Services - Mandy Kimner
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

January 16, 2026

MY PRAYERS AND MOST HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES ARE WITH AGENT APONTE AND HIS LOVED ONES IN THIS TIME OF SORROW. REST IN PEACE BROTHER. GODSPEED.

INV. RICH WYNN, RET.
WILL COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT., ILL.

January 15, 2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Agent Aníbal Morales Aponte and the extended law enforcement family of the Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico.
End of Watch Tuesday, January 13, 2026



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 (Retired)
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation

January 15, 2026

Thank you for your service Agent Aníbal Morales Aponte !!!!!

Sergeant David Dufault (Ret)
Hartford Police Dept

January 15, 2026

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

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

January 15, 2026