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"The Final Inspection" The policeman stood and faced his God, which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining, just as brightly as his brass. "Step forward now, policeman. How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To My church have you been true?" The policeman squared his shoulders and said, "No Lord. I guess I ain't. Because those who carry badges, can't always be a saint." "I've had to work most Sundays, and at times my talk was rough... and sometimes I've been violent because the streets are awful tough." "But I never took a penny, that wasn't mine to keep... though I worked a lot of overtime when the bills got just too steep." "And I never passed a cry for help, though at times I shook with fear. And sometimes, God forgive me, I wept unmanly tears." "I know I don't deserve a place among the people here. They never wanted me around except to calm their fear." "If you've a place for me here, Lord, it needn't be so grand. I never expected or had too much, But, if you don't...I'll understand." There was silence all around the throne, where saints had often trod, as the policeman waited quietly for the judgement of his God. "Step forward now, policeman You've borne your burdens well. Come walk a beat on heaven's streets. You've done your time in hell." Matthew Bowens did not die for the Super Bowl. Jennifer Fettig did not die for a baseball game.They did not die for image polishers, public relations managers or for politicians.They died for the people of Detroit.They died for the right of citizens to walk the streets without fear of being victims of crime.They died for the right of children to run through their neighborhoods or walk to school without their parents worrying about their safety.They died for the right of anyone who has a dream to fulfill it without having it deferred forever by a bullet.Because so many of us are obsessed with our city’s warts — politicians, the media and just plain folks — the ambush shooting deaths of the young Detroit police officers has been linked to Detroit’s seemingly eternal battle to rid itself of the perception that it is the nation’s crime and murder capital.

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Officer Bowens and Officer Jennifer Fettig were shot and killed while making a traffic stop on Gilbert Avenue at 2am. As the two officers called in the license plate information of the vehicle, while sitting in their patrol car, the suspect opened fire with a .40 caliber handgun, striking Officer Bowens and Officer Fettig several times. The suspect then fled the scene as Officer Bowens exited his patrol car and called for assistance.The suspect reappeared and shot Officer Bowens nine times total as he was trying to aid his partner, Officer Fettig. Neither officer had an opportunity to return fire. The suspect fired a total of 22 rounds at the officers during the incident.The suspect fled in his pickup truck, but a portion of the shooting was recorded in the patrol car's camera. The suspect and his brother were arrested several hours later.Both officers were transported to Henry Ford Hospital where Officer Bowens was pronounced dead. Officer Fettig was admitted in extremely critical condition and died from her wounds 12 hours later.Officer Bowens had served with the Detroit Police Department for 3 years and was assigned to the 4th Precinct. Police Officer Mark Anthony Sawyers Sterling Heights Police Department Michigan End of Watch: Saturday, June 5, 2004Biographical Info Age: 30 Tour of Duty: 3 years, 6 months Badge Number: 76Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Friday, June 4, 2004 Weapon Used: Shotgun Suspect Info: Committed suicideOfficer Sawyers died of wounds he received the previous day when he was shot while sitting in his patrol car.Officer Sawyers had just finished investigating a traffic accident and parked his patrol car in the parking lot of a shopping center at 15 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue. While Officer Sawyers was completing the paperwork for the accident, a vehicle pulled up next to his patrol car and a male armed with a shotgun opened fire, striking Officer Sawyers in the head. The suspect then stole Officer Sawyer's service weapon and fled.Officer Sawyers was transported to St. John Macomb Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds the following morning.The suspect's motive in the killing was to acquire a handgun. On July 25, 2004, the suspect was located in Jacksonville, Florida, after being featured on the television show America's Most Wanted. As a SWAT team of local deputies and U.S. marshals stormed the house the suspect committed suicide using Officer Sawyers' stolen service weapon.Officer Sawyers had served with the Sterling Heights Police Department for seven months, and had previously served for three years with the Detroit Police Department. He is survived by his wife and childCorporal Jason Makowski Dearborn Heights Police Department Michigan End of Watch: Thursday, May 25, 2006Biographical Info Age: 31 Tour of Duty: 11 years Badge Number: 07Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 Weapon Used: Handgun; .45 caliber Suspect Info: Shot and killedCorporal Jason Makowski was shot and killed after responding to a call involving a man walking around with a gun and arguing with garbage workers, near the intersection of Joy and Beech Daly Roads.When responding officers arrived, the suspect opened fire on them as he retreated to his home, and continued firing at officers from inside the home. Corporal Makowski was struck once in the face as he took cover behind a neighbor's home. The shooter continued firing towards Corporal Makowski's position, preventing officers from removing him from the location. The shooter was finally shot and killed by an officer armed with a rifle.Corporal Makowski was transported to a local hospital and then flown to the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, where he succumbed to his wound early the following morning.Corporal Makowski had served with the Dearborn Heights Police Department for 11 years. He is survived by his son. Officer Scanlon Died Tuesday, February 12, 2002 Officer Scanlon was stabbed to death after making a traffic stop in Redford Township at about 2150 hours. Officer Scanlon was working a traffic detail in the 8th Precinct when he observed a vehicle make an illegal turn onto Six Mile. He followed the vehicle into Redford Township where he initiated a traffic stop on Beech Daly Road. After the vehicle stopped, he removed the driver from the vehicle and began to frisk him.While searching the suspect, the suspect attempted to flee and was tackled by Officer Scanlon. During the ensuing struggle, the suspect stabbed Officer Scanlon in the neck and back nine times. While trying to defend himself, Officer Scanlon shot the suspect in the chest, seriously wounding him. The round also struck Officer Scanlon in the arm. The suspect then stole Officer Scanlon's patrol car and service weapon and drove himself to the hospital, where he was taken into custody. Another person in the suspect's vehicle also fled the scene. The suspect was convicted of murder in September of 2002. Officer Scott Stewart was shot and killed as he placed a suspect under arrest for illegally possessing a handgun.Officer Stewart and his partner were called to the 11200 block of Corbette in the report there was a group of men gambling on the sidewalk. When they arrived, Officer Stewart discovered one man was carrying a concealed handgun. As Officer Stewart was cuffing the suspect, another man approached Officer Stewart from behind and fired one shot at his head. Officer Stewart was rushed to St. John Hospital where he died several hours later from his wound.The suspect fled the scene but turned himself in the following day. The man was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.Officer Stewart was assigned to the 9th Precinct and had been employed with the Detroit Police Department for five years. He is survived by his fiancee, also a Detroit Police Officer, parents, and two sisters.Hazel Park Police Department Michigan End of Watch: Sunday, July 28, 2002 Officer Jessica Nagle-Wilson was shot and killed when she responded to an animal complaint at a house on Jarvis Street at 2048 hours.As she exited her patrol car, a man standing on the porch suddenly opened fire on her with a shotgun filled with No. 6 birdshot, striking her in the face, neck, and stomach. She was able to return fire and wounded the suspect. Although she was wearing her vest she suffered fatal wounds and succumbed to her wounds at the hospital.The suspect was taken into custody at the hospital. The man was convicted of Officer Nagle-Wilson's murder in July 2003 and sentenced to life in prison.Officer Nagle-Wilson had been a member of the Hazel Park Police Department for just under two years, and is survived by her husband, who is also a police officer, parents, brother, and sister.

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OFFICER JAMES TODD MEREDITH E.O.W 2/20/2006

Todd Was a firefighter in inkster, a reserve police officer in Inkster and then was hired by Detroit in 1999 They put him through their academy. He worked In Highland Park until he was laid off, then ...
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POLICE OFFICER JENNIFER FETTIG E.O.W 2/16/2004

Police Officer Jennifer Timathy-Ann Fettig Detroit Police Department, MI End of Watch: Monday, February 16, 2004 Biographical Info Age: 26 Tour of Duty: 2.5 yrs Badge Number: 128 Incident Details Caus...
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POLICE OFFICER MATTHEW BOWENS E.O.W 2/16/04

Police Officer Matthew Bowens Detroit Police Department, MI End of Watch: Monday, February 16, 2004 Biographical Info Age: 21 Tour of Duty: 3 yrs Badge Number: 4510 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gu...
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WELL IT’S TRUE!!!

  A Japanese doctor says, "Medicine in my country is so advanced that we can take a kidney out of one man, put it in another, and have him out looking for work in six weeks."A German doctor says,...
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FRIDAY WILL BE THREE YEARS

Feb 16 2004 Officers Matt Bowens and Jennifer Fettig were shot and killed while sitting in their patrol car. Many hearts are still very heavy. I remember talking to Mr. Bowens just before easter that ...
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WHY MICHIGAN NEEDS TO REINSTATE THE DEATH PENALTY

Detroit Police Officer Jennifer Fettig craved the action of the city streets, a far cry from her northern Michigan roots in Petoskey. JENNIFER FETTIG, 26She craved the excitement of fighting crime in ...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:42:00 GMT

MY FIGHT FOR THE

WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THE WORDS "DETRIOT MICHIGAN" TWO THINGS COME TO MIND CRIME AND MURDER. THE "BOWENS-FETTIG LAW" IS A FIGHT TO GET THE DEATH PENALTY HERE IN MICHIGAN NOT ONLY FOR "COP KILLERS" BUT FOR ...
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