A Sturgeon Bay police officer recently received special recognition from the American Red Cross for his efforts in saving a disabled individual earlier this year. Sergeant Markus Tassoul was awarded the 2020 Emergency Response Hero Award by the American Red Cross of Wisconsin. Tassoul says he is humbled by the award that he calls a team effort.
Tassoul responded to an apartment fire back in February and rescued a disabled resident that was still inside the burning building. A seven-year veteran of the Sturgeon Bay Police Department, Tassoul, a 2004 Southern Door High School graduate, became a police officer in 2009 after earning a criminal justice degree from U.W.-Oshkosh. You can find out more about Sgt. Tassoul’s heroic story and the First-Ever American Red Cross Heroes Classic the link below.
(photo courtesy of Sturgeon Bay Police Department)
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