Sheriff’s Office Leads 1st Annual “Shop With a Cop” Initiative

In December 2018, 50 children in need from across Marathon County participated in the 1st annual Shop with a Cop event. Employees from the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office shopped with the children and selected a special toy or gift for each child and then shopped for basic necessities for the child’s family. Go on a visual stroll through the aisles with some uplifting kid-cop pairs, and find out how to support this brand-new holiday initiative. (Click the title for details.)

Everyday Hero of Marathon County :: Chad Zerkle Helps a Mother Save Her Choking Toddler (Hear the Actual 9-1-1 Call)

Listen to the recorded 9-1-1 call from a frantic mother whose child was choking on a small toy stuck in her throat. Communications Specialist Chad Zerkle received the Marathon County Lifesaving Medal for his service during this emergency call. (Click the title to listen in…)

Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Academy Invites YOU to “The Law Enforcement Experience” This Spring

Ever wonder what it’s like being a law enforcement officer? Be part of the next Citizen’s Academy and drive a squad car, dust for fingerprints, operate firearms used by Marathon County law enforcement, and much more. Hurry…spots fill quickly! (Click title to read more…)