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Patrol

Nebraska Officer Hospitalized Briefly Following Biting Assault

An officer with the Lincoln (NE) Police Department was treated at the hospital on Wednesday after he was bitten by a suspect.

April 10, 2020

Patrol

Omaha Officers and a Customer Stop Grocery Store Active Shooter

Omaha Police were called to a west Omaha Hy-Vee location just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening after several calls to dispatch were reporting shots had been fired there.

March 18, 2020

Patrol

Gunman Yelled "Kill Me" Before Being Fatally Shot by Nebraska Police

An armed man was fatally shot by officers with the Omaha (NE) Police Department during a domestic call on Tuesday evening.

January 3, 2020

Patrol

Nebraska Officer Fatally Shoots Man Who Drove Truck Into Chic-fil-A

An officer with the BNSF Railway Police Department shot and killed a man who drove a pickup truck into a Chic-fil-A restaurant after being escorted from the building a few moments prior.

October 9, 2019

Patrol

Nebraska Police Seize 200 Pounds of Marijuana at Traffic Stops

Troopers with the Nebraska State Police and deputies with the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office seized more than 200 pounds of marijuana—as well as other illegal drugs—in two separate traffic stops late last week.

September 16, 2019

Patrol

Police Impostor Threatens Strip Club Employee, Gets Arrested

A man who reportedly claimed to be a police officer during an argument with an employee of a strip club in Waverly, NE, early Sunday morning now faces criminal charges of making terroristic threats and impersonating a police officer.

September 11, 2019

Patrol

Nebraska Officer Hospitalized After Narcotics Suspect Assaults Her

An officer with the Lincoln (NE) Police Department suffered a broken nose when a narcotics suspect reportedly elbowed her in the face as she tried to detain him.

August 29, 2019

Special Units

Nebraska Police Helicopter Crashes, Crewmembers Suffer Minor Injuries

Two pilots with the Omaha (NE) Police Department suffered minor injuries when the helicopter they were flying had a power loss as it was about to land.

August 19, 2019

Vehicle Ops

Nebraska State Patrol Car Voted Best Looking Cruiser

The Nebraska State Patrol claimed the top spot in this year's Best Looking Cruiser contest, an annual contest voted on by the public and organized by the American Association of State Troopers (AAST).

August 8, 2019

Patrol

Flood Causes Damage to Nebraska State Patrol Office

A flood damaged Nebraska State Patrol's Kearney office with two feet of water last week, ruining electrical outlets, carpeting, and other office equipment.

July 18, 2019

Patrol

First Pitch Thrown at Kerrie Orozco Memorial Ballfield, Named for Slain Nebraska Officer

Kerrie Orozco spent a great deal of her off hours helping keep kids away from gang activity by coaching youth sports, with a special affinity for coaching baseball on the very field that now bears her name.

June 27, 2019

Patrol

Nebraska Trooper Killed in Head-On Crash

A Nebraska trooper was killed when another vehicle crossed the center line and struck his patrol unit head-on Thursday morning

June 20, 2019