One Fat Frog is taking a break from our normal restaurant industry blogging to remember a fallen hero, Officer Robert German of the Windermere Police Department. Officer German was killed in the line of duty on Saturday morning, shot by two suspects who died of an apparent suicide shortly thereafter.
Officer German observed two suspicious teenagers walking near Conroy-Windermere Road and Horizon Circle. Offer German then called for backup and when the backup arrived at 3:30 a.m., German had already been killed in a gunfight. This is the second officer killing in the normally peaceful and low-crime area of west Orange County. In February, Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Scott Pine was shot and killed only one-half mile from where German was killed. In this case, the suspect also died of an apparent suicide shortly thereafter.
One Fat Frog has nothing but respect for the brave men and women of law enforcement who risk their lives to protect the people and uphold the law. We are saddened by the loss of Officer German and Deputy Pike. Gary Bruhn, Mayor of the Town of Windermere, has asked residents to tie blue ribbons to their mailboxes and light poles in honor of Officer German’s memory. Mayor Bruhn said that Officer German was well-liked in the community and that he liked working in Windermere, because he could “take time to stop and talk to people.” A funeral service for Officer German will be held at Northland, A Church Distributed on Thursday at 10:00 a.m., with visitation on Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.