Wisconsin Well-Represented at National Law Enforcement Memorial
A large contingent of police officers from the Milwaukee area and throughout the state are in Washington, D.C. to honor their fallen brothers and sisters, including Wauwatosa's Jennifer Sebena and Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergio Aleman.
Wisconsin had a strong presence leading up to a candlelight ceremony Monday night at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. Dozens of police officers from departments throughout the state made the trek to the nation's capitol to honor those who died in the line of duty, including Wauwatosa officer Jennifer Sebena and Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergio Aleman. Their names are among 321 names added this year to the memorial wall. Just before the Monday night vigil, Jason Newton, a reporter for Patch's media partners WISN 12 News, spoke with some of the Wisconsin officers who were on hand. “We knew all along that Jen earned her place on this wall,” Wauwatosa detective John Milotsky told Newton. “It’s all …
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Toni Araiza
4:41 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Being a sister in law to an San Antonio, Texas police officer, his mornings and evenings serving and protecting our community are not promised. We've all have dealt with Officer Jennifer L. Sebena's and Sheriff Sergio Aleman's absence in personal ways. I personally did not know either, but nevertheless, their untimely absence was personal to our community. A Facebook friend of mine from San … more ›