Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai today (Friday) paid a condolence visit to the family home of the police volunteer who was run over to death on Sukkot, Hossam Sagier.
We will do everything possible to help and support the family. "
He added: "His conduct, his spirit of volunteering to work on the holiday so that the Jewish policemen could celebrate, the desire to give, the sacrifice, everything I heard about him was good."
Commissioner pays condolence visit to the family of Hossam Sajir, a police volunteer who was run over to death, Photo: Michel Dot Com
Earlier today, the commissioner visited police officer Amir Abu Rish, who was injured in the same incident and was hospitalized in Nahariya.
Last Wednesday, hundreds accompanied Sajir, who was laid to rest in the new cemetery in Yarka.
He was laid to rest in an official police ceremony and is the first to be buried in the security forces section of the new cemetery.
The funeral was attended by the Minister of Internal Security, Amar Bar-Lev, the Commissioner of Police, Chief of Staff Kobi Shabtai, the leader of the Druze community, Sheikh Mawpak Tarif, public figures, many police officers and Sajyer's friends.
His wife Ranin paid tribute to him: 'He gave his all to the state.
In the military service and later as a police volunteer. How can I enter our house without him? The children were very attached to him, how to explain to them that Dad is not there? " "We have lost a special person who gave of himself to society and the community. Everyone knew Hussam for his kindness, the desire to always help, and the special smile he had.
Sgt. Sajyer enlisted in the police volunteer force in 2016, and served at the Nahariya station until his death. He left behind a wife, two children, parents, a brother and two sisters.
As you may recall, Sajir was found dead in an incident that took place on Tuesday morning at a construction site on Aliya Street in Nahariya.
Amir Abu Rish, a 31-year-old policeman from Mirka who was standing next to Sajir, was moderately-severely injured.
According to police, Hossam and the wounded policeman were called to handle the incident at a construction site on Aliya Street in the city.
When the two asked to check work permits and stays of workers at the scene, a vehicle emerged that ran over them.
The offending driver faces charges of murder.
