Wisconsin law enforcement members were recognized during the Green Bay Packers Protect and Serve Award ceremony at Johnsonville Tailgate Village, May 29, 2025. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Green Bay Packers are recognizing Wisconsin law enforcement officers who go above and beyond the call of duty.
The team hosted a luncheon at the Johnsonville Tailgate Village Thursday and presented a total of 14 Protect and Serve awards.
Individual recipients were recognized, along with a School Resource Officer Award and Department Award. Those include:
- Officer Devan Arbay from the UW-Madison Police Department
- Deputies Jaime Buelter, Jerad Landheer and Kayla Tritt from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office
- Sergeant Brian Chic from the West Milwaukee Police Department
- Officer Connor Cunningham from the UW-Madison Police Department
- State Trooper Jose I. Del Rio Aviña from the Wisconsin State Patrol
- Conservation Warden Zack Feest from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Deputy Sheriff – Detective Nicholas Krahn from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office
- Crime Prevention Officer/Peer Support Coordinator Felicia Labatore from the Kenosha Police Department
- Deputy Justin Neumann from the Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department
- A/Captain Michael Sobieck from the Green Bay Police Department
- Officer Dustin Wichmann from the Eagle River Police Department
- K-9 Officer Flash and handler, Officer Cole Parker, from the Hartford Police Department
- School Resource Officer Payne Hughes from the Appleton Police Department
- Two Rivers Police Department
The awards themselves, hand-crafted wooden American flags, were made by Oneida Police Sergeant Nathan Ness through his small business HomeLee Woodworking.
The Packers Protect and Serve Award is funded by the Packers and the NFL Foundation, with each award recipient receiving a $2,000 grant to benefit their department or a nonprofit with which they are involved.
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