Honors Wall
Eighteen years of service to Fond du Lac, recognized on the street, in the schools, and by the State of Wisconsin. Each honor hangs here the way it would in a quiet study: earned, framed, and remembered.
Official Commendation · 2008
Floodwater Rescue at Division Street Bridge
Fond du Lac Police Department
During historic flooding, Officer Brown joined police, fire, and medical responders in pulling an unconscious man from violent river water. Their courage and teamwork restored his breathing and saved his life.
Read the Full StoryOfficial Commendation · 2008
Floodwater Rescue at Division Street Bridge
Wisconsin State Legislature
The Wisconsin State Legislature honored Officer Brown and his fellow rescuers for entering a rapidly unfolding flood emergency, bringing a trapped man to safety, and helping give him another chance at life.
Read the Full StoryOfficial Commendation · 2009
Attempted Suicide Rescue from Parking Ramp
Fond du Lac Police Department
Officer Brown built trust with a teenage girl standing at the edge of a four-story parking ramp. When the critical moment came, he moved decisively, pulled her to safety, and helped connect her with care.
Read the Full StoryOfficial Commendation · 2009
Parking Ramp Suicide Intervention
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
Wisconsin's largest law-enforcement organization recognized the patience, judgment, and swift action that allowed Officer Brown to bring a young person safely back from the edge of a parking ramp.
Read the Full StoryOfficial Commendation · 2011
Sexual Assault Investigation
Fond du Lac Police Department
After a survivor endured a brutal assault, Officer Brown treated her with compassion and dignity while pursuing every witness, scene, and piece of evidence needed to help hold a violent offender accountable.
Read the Full StoryOfficial Commendation · 2016
Years of Service to Fond du Lac Neighborhoods
Fond du Lac Police Department
Years of quiet service brought food and clothing to children in crisis, groceries to struggling families, and a community festival to an underserved neighborhood. This honor recognizes care that continued long after calls ended.
Read the Full StoryOfficial Commendation · 2021
Attempted Suicide Rescue off Bridge
Fond du Lac Police Department
When a woman in crisis moved to jump from a bridge, Officer Brown caught her arm and held on above the river. Three fellow officers reached over the embankment to help pull her to safety.
Read the Full StoryOfficial Commendation · 2021
A Decade of Protecting Children Through Digital Forensics
Fond du Lac Police Department
For more than nine years as a computer forensic specialist, Officer Brown recovered hidden digital evidence in child exploitation, homicide, and drug cases. His painstaking work uncovered concealed child sexual abuse material that helped hold an offender accountable and helped protect vulnerable children.
Read the Full StoryOfficial Commendation · 2022
Attempted Suicide Rescue off Bridge
Fond du Lac County Law Enforcement Executives
County law-enforcement leaders honored the bridge rescue in which four officers risked their own safety, held onto a woman above the river, and worked together to bring her safely back from the edge.
Read the Full StoryOfficial Commendation · 2022
Homicide Investigation Solved Within 48 Hours
Fond du Lac Police Department
A methodical neighborhood canvas and forensic review of surveillance evidence helped investigators reconstruct a homicide and identify those responsible within 48 hours, advancing justice for a grieving family.
Read the Full StoryOfficial Commendation · 2026
Six Years with the Children's Museum of Fond du Lac
Children's Museum of Fond du Lac
Six years of leadership strengthened a place where children can learn, play, and feel welcome. The honor recognizes steadfast advocacy, inclusion work, event leadership, and safety training for the Museum community.
Read the Full StoryGraduate, International Association of Chiefs of Police
State of Wisconsin
Awarded by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions upon successful completion of the State of Wisconsin Notary Public Tutorial and final examination.
