Wisconsin law enforcement members were recognized during the Green Bay Packers Protect and Serve Award ceremony at Johnsonville Tailgate Village, May 15, 2023. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The green and gold honored the boys in blue Monday.
The Green Bay Packers recognized exemplary Wisconsin law enforcement officers who go above and beyond the call of duty during its Packers Protect and Serve Award ceremony at Johnsonville Tailgate Village.
The second annual awards ceremony coincides with National Police Week.
The winners of the individual awards, the K9 award, the school resource officer award and the department award include:
- Conservation Warden Erik Anderson from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in the Milwaukee County area.
- Ashley Coopman from Pulaski
- Lieutenant Jeff Engelbrecht from the Green Bay Police Department
- Officer Seth Fohr and Officer Nancy Dehmlow from the Park Falls Police Department
- Detective David Graf from the Green Bay Police Department
- Detective Sergeant Mathew Guth from the De Pere Police Department
- Patrol Supervisor Adam Jurgens from the Kenosha Police Department
- Officer Josiah Kaetterhenry from the Wausau Police Department
- Deputy Kyle Mason from the Brown County Sheriff’s Office
- Officer Noah Narlock from the Port Washington Police Department
- Conservation Warden Patrick (Mike) Neal from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in the northeast region.
- Sergeant Jared Prado from the Madison Police Department
- K9 Officer Pyro and his handler, Officer Scott Salzmann, from the Green Bay Police Department
- School Resource Officer Nick Stetzer from the Wausau Police Department
- The De Pere Police Department
A number of local departments had multiple honors, including the Green Bay Police Department.
Green Bay officer Scott Salzmann and his K9 partner Pyro were recognized.
“It is truly humbling. I don’t always feel like I deserve it. I just try to come in and do my job and do it well and Pyro the same way but it’s truly honoring to be honored that way and kind of be recognized by the community and by my department. It means more to me than they’ll really ever know,” Salzmann said.
The event included lunch and special guest speakers, including Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy, former Packers player LeRoy Butler and De Pere Chief of Police Jeremy Muraski.
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