Fundraiser For Bike Ride In Honor Of Fallen Wauwatosa Officer

WAUWATOSA, WI — A fundraiser will be held to support Wauwatosa police Officer Tracy Burbach's bike ride in memory of her police partner, Jennifer Sebena, who was killed in the line of duty.

Each year since Sebena was killed, Burbach has biked from Philadelphia to the Fallen Officers Memorial in Washington in honor of her partner.

Patch reached out to Wauwatosa police on Wednesday afternoon to request an interview with Burbach.

Metcafe's Market, 6700 W. State St., will host Burbach's Police Unity Tour fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The market will serve breakfast sandwiches from Jones Dairy Farm in Fort Atkinson and hot dogs from Nathan's Famous. The market is asking for donations to support Burbach's bike ride.

Sebena was found dead just outside Wauwatosa Fire Station No. 1 in the village on Dec. 24, 2012, shot five times in the head. She had been on the police force for two years and graduated at the top of her class at the Milwaukee Area Technical College Law Enforcement Regional Training Center. She had gone on solo patrol in July and had been assigned to the night shift only about a month before her death.

Sebena's husband, former Marine and Menomonee Falls resident Benjamin Sebena, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 35 years, for killing her on Christmas Eve 2012.

Sebena was buried with full honors in a memorial service attended by hundreds of law enforcement officers from across Wisconsin and other states. She was the first officer to be killed in the line of duty in the 96-year history of the Wauwatosa Police Department.