Detective Airhart Jr. - RIP
Reports coming in now. Mainstream media has nothing.
God Bless Joe.
28 August 2001 - 04 November 2008; 2632 days
Retry Salley for murder. Now.
UPDATE: Media gets on board
At the moment, we won't be publishing numerous comments that seek to assign blame to a specific individual.
God Bless Joe.
28 August 2001 - 04 November 2008; 2632 days
Retry Salley for murder. Now.
UPDATE: Media gets on board
At the moment, we won't be publishing numerous comments that seek to assign blame to a specific individual.
Labels: officer down
posted by SCC at 2:51 PM
96 Comments:
Very sorry for the loss of another Officer. My prayers go out to his family. This should have never happened.
RIP Joe. My prayers to the Airhart family.
Rest in peace brother!
I worked with Joe in 004 and was in 005 when he was Area 2. Great guy, good cop.
This poor man can finally rest in peace. He has suffered a very long time as has his family. God Bless.
Godspeed Detective Airhart......... You are in our thoughts and prayers....... Now lets get the bastard the death penalty.
Joe Airhart died today, 04NOV2008, at Trinity Hospital shortly before 1300hrs. Family still being notified and responding to hospital.
God bless him. He is at peace now.
Det. Airhart was an extremely talented and intelligent asset to A/2.
How horrible.
May you rest in peace now with the rest of our stars and thank you for your service.
Rest in the Arms of the Lord brother...........
......and for the rest of us .....
NEVER EVER TRUST A FED.......
Retired in 2003........
RIP your suffering is over.
I will never forgive the Chicago feds for leaving Det. Airhart behind. COWARDS! You know who you are.
What a sad day for his family. Sad and happy that he is no longer suffering.
God bless Joe and his family.
It's been a long sad road, he's free again.
May you Rest In Peace.
Amen
RIP office.
God Bless you Officer Joseph Airhart jr. You were taken well before your time and we shall all suffer this lose. Thanks Jody, it was your boys that murdered him on that horrible day which shows the kind of leadership you fed's are capable of. Please stay safe out there my brothers and sisters in blue regardless of where you work or for what dept. because we truely are all we have.
Joe, you were a good friend, and a hell of a cop. Too bad your promising career was cut down much too short by a madman, along with a little fear shown by your FBI comrades at the time you were wounded. You're in a better place now, Joe. Rest easy, Brother... your famiy is in good hands. You're in heaven now, and free from all your ails. Take care, I will never forget you.
Hopefully Airhart's death is met with more respect than was Michael Robbins. Robbins died a forgotten man with only a one hour visitation and an immediate service - no honors, no St. Jude, and no respect.
R.I.P Mike and Joe.
my thoughts & prayers are with Officer Airhart & his family.
my condolences to the family
RIP
Rest in Peace Brother Joe, you earned your place in the Kingdom of the Lord. Your Brother and Sister Detectives in Area 2 will never forget you, or what our incompetent Headquarters bosses,and the F.B.I. neglected to do on that tragic day. What happened to you is the most WRONG thing I've seen on this Department in over 25 yrs; IN-EXCUSABLE...
Your killer will rot in Hell for eternity for what he did to you. Too bad it's not the old days of the Real Police, he'd have been Greased permenantly at the scene.
Joe you are in a better place now. You put up a valiant fight. May God bless you and your family.
Screw each and every Fed who was on the scene and ran like a coward. I just hope that J-Fed does not come to the wake or the church and disgrace the uniform more than he has already.
Whoever the New Crook County States Attorney is, you'd BETTER try Joe's killer for Murder IMMEDIATELY, no politicking or pussy-footing around. It's your First job, do it NOW, and do it right...
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/11/cop-wounded-7-years-ago-dies.html
Rest easy brother.
Cicero PD
What a shame. Great guy. Feds let him bleed on the floor for two hours. And Daley puts the feds in charge.
Joe was a good police officer and my friend.
I mourn his passing but I am glad that his and his family's
suffering has ended.
Good bye Joe,
Mike H.
Poor thing. How he must have suffered. And his family. I'll include him in my prayers tonight.
RIP Joe
You are a hero and deserved better then the fbi leavin' you in there.
Channel 7 has an article
FUCK the fbi and the media that can't even do a story on it. If anyone ever does a story maybe they can ask jodi what he thinks about the fbi leavin Joe in there
Dear Heavenly Father, I ask that you receive this brave officer blameless unto you. Grant his family peace in their time of sorrow, in your name, Amen.
I am a neighbor of this fine officer, he worked hard to keep this neighborhood safe and helped look after the children and retirees. Additionally, I was in the area of Roosevelt & State at the time this shooting happened, so this really brings this home to me.
Officers, please stay safe out there. Remember that there are ARE citizens that pray for you all each day, I do. There are indeed upstanding citizens on the South side that do support you.
God bless him and his family, rest in peace brother. Thanks for your service to our city.
R.I.P. Officer
What a tragedy..he held on. God Bless
Rest in Peace brother..God Bless you and your family
The Tribune has reported the story.
RIP
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/11/cop-wounded-7-years-ago-dies.html
Joe, you fought a courageous fight. My God bless you and your family.
Damn it all. Another good and brave man murdered by scum.
My condolences to his family.
Officer Airhart may you RIP, you will not be forgotten thank you for being a Hero.
Good Bye Joe...you have taken a piece of our Hearts with you. You will never be forgotten. Your actions are what made you Chicago's Finest. May you and your family have Peace. So until we see you again...Rest In The Arms Of God.
I worked with Joe in Prostitution in the late 80's early 90's.A true gentelman and a great cop. Joe and his family are in my prayers . retired sgt in 2003
Rest in peace brother!
The thing that really sucked is the traffic on LSD fuc*ed up his police escort to the morgue. Just one more thing to not like about barry.
The fight is over. RIP
My heart aches for the family. I wish I was there. I wish any of us that cared were there. He was alone on the floor for a long time wishing for help.
FU FBI
No, god no. Not Joe. That poor family. Please post all information available for those of us on furlough.
We will never forget.
God Bless. Rest in Peace brother.
Rip Brother!
The FBI actually gave awards to the cowards who ran away and abandoned Joe.
It will be sickening but you can count on the FBI to put out some sort of press release mourning Joe's passing.
FBI SCUM
Rest In Peace: Brave Hero.
RIP Joe Airhart - you have now joined the most esteemed fraternity of Law Enforcement. You did your job and now your watch is over. Go home to the arms of the Lord and say hello to my old partner Tom Kelly when you see him at the FOP hall in the sky.
Now let me spew some venom. Although I am now retired I still keep pretty close contact with the job through my son. It will gall me to no end if this Jody fool has the nerve to offer an eulogy at Joe Airhart's honors funeral. Weis, Brust, Daly, Klimas should not be allowed to even attend St. Judes let alone attend the funeral. They and their asshole cohorts from the Fucking Bunch of Idiots (FBI) where the ones who would not Lenny B and the boys into the apartment to kill that rat bastard bank robber and rescue Joe. How these phony want to be police can look themselves in the mirror is beyond me.
Rest in peace brother.
The souls of the just are in the hands of God.
Rest in Peace Officer Airhart. God's peace be upon his family and friends. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. (Matthew 5:9)
God Bless. My prayers to the Airhart Family
Im sorry for his loss but glad the suffering is over
I heard that he had a family member there at his side almost 24/7.
The stress on them must have been horrible.
And that poster is right about Mike Robbins
Both of these brave officers should be remembered always
God Bless
God Bless the Airhart family. My prayers are all with you.
Joe, rest easy, remember all the good times, we will all see you again someday in our Father's arms.
To all of us reading this, stay safe, we now have another set of eyes watching us from above.
God Bless the Airhart family and all of us out there!
Hey SCC,
Can you please correct the title to "Detective..?" Ya I know, we're all officers, but he definitely earned his Detective title.
Thanks in advance.
"Hopefully Airhart's death is met with more respect than was Michael Robbins. Robbins died a forgotten man with only a one hour visitation and an immediate service - no honors, no St. Jude, and no respect."
NOT true! St Jude was held at Mike Robbins' funeral. I was there, and participated. I only saw one exempt at the funeral, though.
RIP brother. To the feds, you should feel ashamed.
Rest In Peace,Detective Airhart. God bless you for your bravery and courage.You fought the good fight for a long time.Your sacrifice will always be remembered and honored.
Dear Heavenly Father, I ask that you receive this brave officer blameless unto you. Grant his family peace in their time of sorrow, in your name, Amen.
I am a neighbor of this fine officer, he worked hard to keep this neighborhood safe and helped look after the children and retirees. Additionally, I was in the area of Roosevelt & State at the time this shooting happened, so this really brings this home to me.
Officers, please stay safe out there. Remember that there are ARE citizens that pray for you all each day, I do. There are indeed upstanding citizens on the South side that do support you.
11/04/2008 06:43:00 PM
Thank you for your prayers and your kind words. Officers are so rarley thanked and at times we wonder why we work this thankless job. God bless Joe and his family, may God shine brightly upon them.
Rest Easy Brother.
Joe was a dear friend and is sorely missed. I hope the family, which is very private and protective, will agree to an honors funeral. Joe deserves it and we, his friends left behind, need it.
I was fortunate enough to receive the JOE AIRHART AWARD, thank you for you sacrifice and may Godspeeds be with you.
I hope Joe gets a Honor's Funneral!
Joe - You fought the good fight, and we all respect your courage and tenacity that you showed with that fight.
The Good Lord, and you, both must have decided that you were too tired to continue this fight, and NOBODY would ever blame you. What a good fight it was Joe, what a brave man, officer, and inspiration you were.
Nobody will forget you, nobody from the CPD or the FBI. The wounds run deep, it has been a bad year for us Joe, we do not trust the FBI, we miss our dear departed brothers, and we pray for ALL of you.
Your passing has given us, the members of the CPD, something to remember and that is nobody will ever forget you, and hopefully, nobody will ever let what happened to you at the hand of the Feds, EVER, EVER happen again to one of us.
It is called a thin blue line for many reasons – and not all of them are negative.
You rest in peace brother, your family stays strong, and your memory will always be carried on.
Godspeed Joe, Godspeed!
82-6A
God Bless You Joe
We'll miss You.
Joe-RIP. To the cowards that left him for dead, choke on your own puke and die.
Joe, my brother, you will be truly missed and never forgotten. I will always remember you for your easy smile, and your passion for the job. i am proud to have known you. It seems like only yesterday we were young coppers running the streets of South Chicago. Your life touched many of our lives. It is a tribute to your inner strength that you hung on to life for as long as you did. You will always remain in our prayers.
Det. Airhart was a true hero for how lived his life and did his job not how he died. He was a true professional and a joy to deal with. RIP Det. Airhart your work on earth is done. I don't know how those cowards from the FBI live with themselves
RIP brother. My deepest sympathy to the Airhart family.
Godspeed.
My heart is filled with sorrow and anger.
We all now that the FBI were found to be cowards. Proved to us all, how they really are and I hope that walking excuse for a Supt. will let one of us or his widow place his star in that case of heros, NOT HIM!!!
Condolences and Prayers from your brothers to the north.
Lake County FOP Lodge 66
Hey Jodie, wasnt it your coward brothers in FBI that retreated instead of rushing in and getting JOE? Detective, Rest in Peace, you are now in Heaven, please keep watch over us.
His death will be line of duty...
I hope J-Fed sits this funeral out.
I for one don't want to see any Feds there.
God Bless. I hope he can now find peace in heaven that he didn't have here on earth. RIP
Two armed FBI agents were there when Joe got shot and they FLED like the piece of shit cowards they are.
They retreated a safe distance and called for backup. They WERE the fucking backup! They were there! They had the guy outnumbered and outgunned. And they RAN. Their first impulse when our guy got shot was to RUN.
A short time after Det. Airhart got shot there was a retirement party for a Sgt. who worked as liaison with other agencies, secret service, FBI etc.
Maurer was up front at the lectern talking to the guests. He said a few words about the retiree, scanned the tables and acknowledged some secret service agents in attendance.
Maurer again scanned the tables and asked if their were any FBI agents there. He paused, pretended not to see any and said "Well, I guess they are all out practicing how to run away from gunfights."
Great applause and red faces at the table of FBI agents sitting right there followed. Maurer was great like that.
Never trust a Fed!
R.I.P
BROTHER
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOU'RE FAMILY.
Detective Joseph Airhart Jr.
E.O.W.
November 4, 2008
Det. Joseph Airhart Jr. was gravely wounded seven years ago as he tried to arrest a bank robbery suspect inside a south loop apartment building.
Airhart was a 19 year veteran at the time assigned to the FBI's fugitive task force in 2001 when he was shot in the head while leading a team of FBI agents into an apartment to arrest Daniel Salley.
Salley held Det. Airhart hostage for more than two hours after he was shot. He spent nearly two months in a coma at Northwestern Hospital.
Salley was sentenced in 2006 to life in prison plus 132 years in Airhart's death. Salley was convicted of 15 felony charges, including two counts of attempted murder, after a jury rejected his claim that he was the victim of a government conspiracy.
Joseph Airhart Jr. 53, passed away November 4, 2008 at 12:50 p.m. at Trinity Hospital. Det. Airhart will be waked at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave. on Monday, November 10th from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
On November 5th, the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation presented a check in the amount of $50,000.00 to the Airhart Family
Please keep Det. Airhart and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
my thoughts and prayers are with him and his family tonight. may God bless joe airhart, and may God bless the cpd.
R.I.P. Detective and God Bless his family, my prayers are with you.
Joe's soul has finaly been borne Heavenward on eagles' wings where he will dwell in the House of the Lord. The rest you have been denied for too long is now yours for eternity. Embrace that rest and know peace, Detective. Please accept your new post as a guardian angel to the CPD.
Rest in eternal peace Joe, your mission here is done. You are definitely My Hero and always will be. I am proud to have known you and called you friend for many years. I will always remember your beautiful smile and our talks about our families.
To Joe's wonderful family,
Your love for Joe is an example that should be shown to all of America. That alone has made this world a better place. Always know that you have a special angel smiling down on all of you. Please Know that we are here for you and always will be which is what Joe would have wanted.
I was one of the many officers detailed to Northwestern Hospital after Det. Airhart was shot. I will not forget those many days and nights there as this good man struggled to stay alive.
His struggle is now over. May the good Lord welcome him into Paradise and grant him eternal rest.
As for the FBI, initially they were part of the detail and then after about 3 or 4 weeks they became too "busy" to remain on it. Just as well! It was better that we watched out after our own. Just plain old disgusting how they left Joe on Wabash for those two hours.
What another sad loss for us.
God bless you, detective.
i noticed the flags were not at half mast.
does it count after years past?
Anonymous ald Burke said...
i noticed the flags were not at half mast.
does it count after years past?
11/06/2008 12:04:00 AM
They were in 011.
Also, a detail of Detectives received him and his family at the Medical Examiner's Office with a hand salute.
Never forget.
anonymous said...
...Maurer was great like that.
Never trust a Fed!
11/05/2008 02:34:00 PM
Maurer is a phony, overrated blowhard.
Rest in Peace, Detective Airhart. May God take care of you and your family. I hope there is some comfort for your Family that you are no longer suffering. I am sorry the Feds let you down, and I agree with the posters that J-Fed should not be allowed to touch your button. Sounds like you were a good guy; I didn't know you but you are part of my family. My prayers are with the Airhart's.
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On a side note, it is great to see a few civilians appearing on this blog offering support to us. Maybe there is still a chance for the City, and the good people will win.
Det. Airhart was and out of the U of C hospital ICU many times, and I had the honor of sitting in the ICU to show CPD support to his family many times.
His mother is a great woman. She has Jody's cell on her speed-dial, and isn't afraid to say what we've all been saying to his face. She doesn't take any crap from him or his FBI coward partners, and makes sure they footed all of his bills. She continues to stand up for CPD, our rights, and our safety as officers. I've never seen a stronger woman, and may God bless her and her family.
Rest in peace Detective.
scc, could you post the details about the services so that those that want to attend can. thanks
Rest in peace brother. Our condolences and prayers to his family, friends and Bothers in Blue.
Stone Park FOP Lodge 26
God Bless Detective Airhart's soul.
We all owe it to him and his family to be present in OUR full dress uniform in honor of departed brother.
I was not there, but have spoken to some who were, and I know the boys of Chicago Police Department, even in the worst slow down in this department’s history, would NEVER have left our brother out there to die for so long.
The FBI including J-FED owe Detective Airhart, his family, and the CPD an apology for their unforgiveable cowardness.
To retreat and run over the body of fallen comrade is inexcusable. Especially when he was the only one with the balls enough to try to rouse SALLY into opening up the door by delivering the package while his back up waited down the hall. To wait for FBI's HRT to respond when CPD's HBT was ready to go almost immediately and then get some reporter to talk this psycho down, is just incomprehensible.
You were a true hero and should never be forgotten.
And as far as FEDS go, the FBI truly believes they are the best of the best. We put more handcuffs on REAL bad guys in five years, than they do their whole careers.
Other Federal agencies also hate the FBI, I'm sure a couple of other FEDS read this blog and can confirm, but probably won't respond because the g-men might illegally track their i. p. address. F'm they need to hear the truth sometimes. Maybe they'll re-join the good fight and start focusing on REAL bad guys and leave us to be the REAL POLICE we used to be. And when I say REAL POLICE, I don't mean the few a@#holes who were out robbing and stealing for themselves.
The real good guys are still out here but our hands are tied.
Remember to be there because it’s the least we can do for our fallen brother. That’s what we do for OUR fallen brothers, others(and YOU know who YOU are) could learn from our showing.
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