Two police officers from Europe got to see how policing is done in a small city in America. Officers Elisabeth Dengler and Heinz Petternel are from Vienna and work for Austrian State Police. They were in Ottawa, Illinois Wednesday and were assigned to ride on patrol with officers Matt Najdanovich and Steve Hopkins. Local businesswoman Inga Carus arranged for the visit. The Austrians were in town for a family reunion.
Austrian police go on patrol with Ottawa officers
Left to right: Officers Matt Najdanovich, Elisabeth Dengler, Steve Hopkins, and Heinz Petternel. Dengler and Petternel work for the Austrian State Police (Landespolizeidirektion) and visited Ottawa's police department while in the area for a family reunion. Photo from Ottawa Police Dept.