Officer shot in my hometown

[ocean10]

I live in north Jersey and one of our officers was shot saturday evening. I am hopeful he will make it, but is still critical. This kind of thing never happened here before and the town is quite upset about it, and for the officer and we are all praying for him, his family, and the police dept.

I am so thankful that brave men and women risk their lives to keep us safe and I truly hope they catch these guys who did this.

Since I attend the monthly crime meetings in town, I have gotten to know some of the officers here and they are a wonderful group of dedicated caring men.

As a community, is there anything we can do to show support to our local police dept? I would love to send a card to the officer when he is on the mend. Do you think that would be ok, and should I send it to the police dept?

I know I should be asking them, but I think they are pretty busy right now to deal with questions like this.
Since you all are officers, I thought maybe you can give me some ideas.

Do you think its best to just do nothing? I feel I need to do something to help, or at least show support and concern.

I would post a link but I dont have enough posts yet to do so.

Thank you for your time.

[pac201]

Send a card to the department. If you decide to send food, make sure it is prepackaged and that the seal isn't broken, otherwise it may wind up in the trash.
You have already mentioned that you are praying for him and the department; express those sentiments in the card.

Best wishes for the officer and the town, things like this are really hard to deal with.

[Joeyd6]

Officer Gerald Veneziano of the Fairfield NJ Police Department is currently in stable, but critical condition. Cards can and should be sent to the police station for him. I am sure he, his co-workers and fmaily will appreciate the knid thoughts. It means a lot to hear a compliment, as they far and few these days.

Many of us are engaged in the manhunt as we speak.

[ocean10]

Thank you both for your replies. I will be sending a card along with many prayers.
Joeyd6, All I can say is "GET THEM". And please be safe.