Keith Hellwig

Keith Hellwig, author of “Morning Will Come” is a Wisconsin resident. He was born and raised in Omro and graduated from Omro High School. He attended the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh, and Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton. He furthered his education at Morainne Park Technical College in Fond du Lac, and obtained certification as a Law Enforcement Officer from Fox Valley Technical College. After marriage, he settled in Oshkosh, before moving to Fond du Lac to live and raise a family.

Keith Hellwig has been in Law Enforcement and Corrections for over 39 years, and recently retired with the rank of captain from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. He started as a Corrections Officer and worked his way up through the ranks to Captain. He has worked as a patrol officer for three different agencies, as well as obtaining a full-time position for a local County, holding the rank of Lieutenant. As an Correctional Officer, he has served on Hostage Extraction Teams, Emergency Response Units, Cell Extraction Teams, Hostage Negotiations Teams, and has taught communications techniques and Hostage Survival skills at the Corrections Training Academy.

As a Lieutenant, and later as a Captain, he was an Emergency Response Team Leader and trainer, a Hostage Negotiations Team Leader and took command of a Sniper Team. He was a certified instructor in defense tactics, firearms and chemical agents. He worked in three different Corrections Facilities, and as a police Officer for three different departments. He continues to work as a part time officer for two rural police departments.

Since publication of his first book, Keith has appeared on numerous radio shows as well as being a guest commentator on MSNBC.

Keith likes to write, and has had numerous pieces published in newspapers and professional publications. Keith has been married for 40 years, and has two daughters and two granddaughters.

“No Place Like Home” is his first book. In it, he hopes to convey the humanity not only of the inmates , but also that of the officers who are all too often portrayed as brutal, non-caring persons. In “No Place Like Home,” there are no stereo-typical officers. There are no “Die Hard” type heroics, no liquor swilling buffoons and no over the top, brilliant intellectual inmates. Rather, there are people, from both side of the fence, all with one thing in common: they just want to go home.

His second book, “Morning Will Come” is a companion piece to his first book. In “Morning Will Come, Keith not only examines a tragic situation from today’s headlines, but also shows the toll it has on those involved. Throughout his writing, Keith strives to show the reality of law enforcement in today’s world.