Former Brown County executive and sheriff Tom Hinz dies at 83

Former Brown County executive, sheriff, and longtime Green Bay police officer Tom Hinz has died.

According to an obituary, Hinz died Saturday at his home surrounded by family. He was 83.

The Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police says Hinz served for 30 years at the Green Bay Police Department. He retired from GBPD as an assistant chief in 1996. He then served as Brown County Sheriff from 1997 to 2002, and later as Brown County Executive from 2007 until 2011…

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