La Crosse P.D. Holds Awards Ceremony - WXOW News 19 La Crosse, WI – News, Weather and Sports |

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) – Police officers and members of the community were honored Tuesday at the annual La Crosse Police Department Awards Ceremony.

Among those recognized were a man who drove an injured officer to the hospital, four individuals who helped rescue an intoxicated man from the Mississippi River and a pair of officers that spearheaded a six-year narcotics investigation.

Here is a full list of Tuesday's winners:

Civilian Award of Excellence: Nicholas Rohman

Citizen Merit Award: Joseph Corti, Shawn Helgerson, Cory Michner-Eckert, Benjamin Waniger

Employee Award of Excellence: CSE Robert Diersen

Traffic Safety Award: Officer Wade Blazejak

Chief's Special Achievement Award: Sergeant Jacob Jansky, Lieutenant Matthew Malott, Investigator Tony DeLap

Department Citation: Officer Teri Roden