Diener
UNION GROVE â John Hetland and Jennifer Diener were more than just officers in the Racine Police Department. Both were parents of students who still attend Union Grove High School.
To honor the fallen officers â Hetland was killed while trying to stop a robbery at a bar, Diener died after an off-duty car crash â students at Union Grove are donating $15,000 to the Racine Police Department.
Members of the high schoolâs National Honor Society collected community donations in recognition of the fact that Hetland and Diener were public servants and part of the UGHS community.
Natalie Vitek, NHS president, said leaders of the student organization wanted to make a donation to the police department as a show of support for the students who had suffered family tragedies.