Town of Polk, WI – The Hartford Police Department will oversee the 2023 Washington County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony tonight, May 17, 2023, at 7 p.m. at Washington County Fair Park, 3000 Hwy PV, West Bend.
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The program will feature guest speaker Hartford Mayor Timothy Michalak and Chief Justice Annette Ziegler, followed by a rifle salute from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Taps by retired patrolman Philip LaSpisa from the West Allis Police Department.
Washington County Law Enforcement Agencies will honor Washington County Law Enforcement Officers who died in the line of duty, and to pay tribute to all police officers throughout the country that have paid the ultimate sacrifice including Officer Robert D. Backes of Germantown P.D., Deputy John M. Schmitt with the Washington Co. Sheriff’s Department, and Marshal Leonard G.F. Scherger with the Hartford P.D.
All citizens are invited and encouraged to attend this ceremony.
Below is a video from the 2017 ceremony at Washington County Fair Park.
