Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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Lieutenant (Retired) Michael O’Connor
Madison, CT PD

February 6, 2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Trooper Hunter R. Bennett and the extended law enforcement family of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
End of Watch Wednesday, February 4, 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

February 6, 2026

Rest in Peace Brother

Thank you for your service and ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

Prayers for you and your family

GOD BLESS

Firefighter (Retired) Ronald Lavallee
Lawrence, MA Fire Department

February 6, 2026

Thank you for your dedication in protecting the citizens of Arizona, Trooper Bennett. As a lifelong resident of Arizona it’s always very sad to hear to hear one of our heroes die. My heartfelt condolences go out to you, your family and friends and colleagues of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Taylor Ramerth
Supporter of Law Enforcement

February 6, 2026

Thank you for the ultimate sacrifice

Cpt Larry Meyers
NYPD

February 6, 2026

Rest in peace, Trooper Bennett. It was a pleasure to work with you as an agency partner in the service of Helping others.
You will be remembered for you excellence in ensuring safe and efficient training and operations.

Samuel P Barlow Jr
Fire Engineer/AEMT
Hildale-Colorado city Fire Department

February 6, 2026

Trooper Bennett,

Thank you for your service to the people of the state of Arizona. Rest in peace. I will pray for your wife, the rest of your family, friends, loved ones and colleagues.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God”. – Matthew 5:9

Daniel Ryan
Private Investigator (Retired)

February 6, 2026

Rest in Peace, Trooper!

Ptl B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

February 6, 2026

Rest in Peace Trooper Bennett. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Bennett Family and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

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

February 6, 2026

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

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

February 6, 2026

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

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

February 6, 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

February 6, 2026

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

Bishop Edward Skiba
Stuart Florida Police Chaplain

February 6, 2026

Thank you Trooper Bennett for your dedicated and selfless service to the people of and visitors to the state of AZ. 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

February 6, 2026

RIP

Assistant Chief Robert Jenkins
North Bay Village PD

February 6, 2026

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

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

February 6, 2026

Hero never forgotten. Prayers to family blood and blue.

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

February 6, 2026

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Trooper Hunter R. 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 Trooper Hunter R. Bennett.

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

February 6, 2026

Rest In Peace Brother.

Det. Andreoli
NYPD-Retired

February 6, 2026

Heavenly Father, God of Life and Death, You are with us from the moment we are conceived to the moment we leave this earthly life. We know from Paul’s Letter to the Romans, Chapter 13:1-5, that America’s Peace Officers have a sacred task, to enforce laws that protect the innocent and punish the guilty. It is my desire that the family, friends, and comrades of the following Fallen American Peace Officer will find encouragement, hope, comfort and peace from this prayer.

Now, our hearts feel heavy with grief because of the loss of another American Peace Officer that leaves us feeling so alone once again. There are moments when the grief feels overwhelming, and we find it difficult to move forward. But we know You see our pain and feel our loss and sorrow.

Lord God, hold us in Your loving and most capable arms and comfort us with Your presence. Let us feel Your peace in the midst of our heartache and Your quiet assurance that we are not walking this path alone. Wipe away our tears and remind us of the hope we have in You. You are our refuge and our strength, our ever present help in trouble. Teach us how to carry this loss of another American Peace Officer without losing hope. Help us to release our emotional pain into Your merciful and compassionate hands, trusting that You are working even in our most difficult moments. When our grief feels too much to bear, fill us with the courage necessary to face each day and the faith to keep moving forward.

Thank You, Lord God, for Your unfailing love and for being the God who sees us, holds us, and walks with us as we endure the wickedness of evil humanity.

In commemorating the death of this fallen hero, 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. Praise God! We look forward to that life to come with joy and anticipation.

Lord God, if You are willing, have Your warrior servant, Michael the Archangel, Your Defender and Protector Against Evil, who successfully defeated Satan and his fallen angels in heavenly battle because of his unwavering faith and courage, according to the Book of Revelation Chapter 12:7-9, welcome America’s Fallen Peace Officers into Your Eternal Light and comfort their loved ones and all those left behind who mourn.

Finally, Lord God, we place our trust and sorrow into Your loving and most capable hands and rest in the hope that You will ultimately bring “Beauty from the Ashes”. In Christ Jesus’ mighty and holy Name, and by His Power, Authority, and Sacrificial Blood, I believe and pray. Amen.

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DDiv, MSBS, NCCA, NACM
Ordained / Licensed Independent Christian Clergy
Independent Christian Law Enforcement Chaplain
Member: Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers - USA

Chaplain Steven R. Closs (Retired)
Nashua NH Police Department

February 6, 2026

God bless you Trooper Hunter Bennett, for your service and sacrifice. Thoughts and prayers go out to your family and friends, and to your brothers and sisters from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Rest in Peace Brother.

Officer Jim Drabos (Retired)
San Gabriel (CA) Police Department

February 6, 2026

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

Dispatcher (retired) Cyndy Bryant
Placerville Police Department

February 6, 2026

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

February 6, 2026

Rest in Peace my brother.

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

February 6, 2026

Trooper 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 nearly 4-year commitment to law enforcement, to your family, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace, Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

February 6, 2026