Lt. Kathy Voelker (retired)

Lieutenant Kathy Voelker retired in January 2024, after 25 years in law enforcement, all with the city of Neenah Police Department. She was hired in 1999, promoted to Sergeant in 2005 and then to Lieutenant in 2007. She spent 5 years on the SWAT team before moving to Negotiations in 2012. She became the Negotiations Team Leader in 2014. Kathy was the Peer Support Coordinator, Domestic Abuse Liaison, a Critical Incident Stress Peer Debriefer, Wellness Committee Member and Assistant Accreditation Manager. She has a wife and 3 boys.

Sessions

Eagle Nation Motorcycle Club Hostage/Barricade Incident
On December 5th, 2015, multiple people were taken hostage at Eagle Nation Cycles (the clubhouse for the Fox Valley Chapter of the Hell’s Lovers Motorcycle Gang). During the incident officers came under heavy gunfire, and an officer was shot. Another individual was also shot during the incident. This presentation covers the tactical response, multiple agency response, hostage […]