GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay Packers recognized several Wisconsin law enforcement officers with the Packers Protect & Serve Award, honoring them for going above and beyond the call of duty.
Award recipients were treated to a special luncheon and presentation, featuring remarks from Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy and Two Rivers Assistant Police Chief Melissa Wiesner. Each honoree received a hand-crafted wooden American flag and a $2,000 grant to benefit their department or a nonprofit organization of their choice.
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The award is part of Green Bay Packers Give Back, the team’s community outreach initiative, and is jointly funded by the Packers and the NFL Foundation.
Honorees included:
- Officer Devan Arbay, UW-Madison Police Department
- Deputies Jaime Buelter, Jerad Landheer, and Kayla Tritt, Dodge County Sheriff’s Office
- Sergeant Brian Chic, West Milwaukee Police Department
- Officer Connor Cunningham, UW-Madison Police Department
- State Trooper Jose I. Del Rio Aviña, Wisconsin State Patrol
- Conservation Warden Zack Feest, Wisconsin DNR
- Detective Nicholas Krahn, Dane County Sheriff’s Office
- Officer Felicia Labatore, Kenosha Police Department
- Deputy Justin Neumann, Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department
- A/Captain Michael Sobieck, Green Bay Police Department
- Officer Dustin Wichmann, Eagle River Police Department
- K-9 Officer Flash and handler Officer Cole Parker, Hartford Police Department
- School Resource Officer Payne Hughes, Appleton Police Department
- Two Rivers Police Department
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The awards were created by Oneida Police Sergeant Nathan Ness through his small business, HomeLee Woodworking.
The Packers’ charitable impact last year totaled more than $13 million through various initiatives.
