GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The Green Bay community is showing its support.
“I was in a restaurant yesterday where an individual just stopped me and said thanks for doing what you’re doing” Captain Kevin Warych of the Green Bay Police.
Another Green Bay Police Captain Kevin Warych says people are showing support, is by lighting up their porch in blue.
“If you’re in a neighborhood at night and someone has a blue light in their house, it’s just a symbol that that resident that lives there supports all law enforcement officers”
Holly Krause, who works as a dispatcher, has had a blue light in front of her house for about a year.
“I don’t want to turn it off because I don’t want to forget to turn it back on at night.”
And she knows the dangers that officers face every day.
“I just think the more they realize the public supports them and they drive around and see the blue lights, it has to boost them a little bit”
Warych say police say they have been traveling to businesses throughout the community, having conversations with people and handing out lights. And their supply is running low…. a good problem to have.
“It shows the support in the community officers and anybody here in the Police Department can hand out the light to someone in the community if they want to have it illuminated at their house.”
And since the tragedies in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Warych says they’ve been overwhelmed with support.
“The thank you letters, the letters of support, the blue lives matter posters that kids colored for us, we post that for all of the officers to see in the hallway so they can get the encouragement there.”
Encouragement to keep a strong relationship with the community and keeping neighborhoods safe.
A local store donated hundreds of blue lightbulbs to the Green Bay Police Department.
The Green Bay Police Department says they will continue to distribute the blue light bulbs until their supply is gone.
