JOUR3270 Public Affairs Reporting Research Guide

This is the official web site of the Omaha Police Department located in Omaha, Nebraska.

Omaha Crime Stoppers encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime by overcoming the two key elements that inhibit community involvement: fear and apathy.

The Creighton Center for Service and Justice (CCSJ) engages students in community service, reflection and action on behalf of justice and sustainability as an integral part of their Jesuit, Catholic university education.

We have redesigned the website to better serve you, the citizens of Douglas County, with up-to-date information. One of the enhancements is the addition of a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) link on the Home, News and Press Release, and Sheriff Sales and Auctions pages that allow you the capability to receive information updates.

Homefacts.com gets this information from the U.S. Department of Justice ("the Department") which provides this web site as a public service. It contains addresses of some locations where law enforcement agencies reported they found chemicals or other items that indicated the presence of either clandestine drug laboratories or dumpsites.

As an intelligence-driven and a threat-focused national security and law enforcement organization, the mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.

Welcome to the Bellevue Police Department's website. This web site is designed for you the citizen to learn about our agency and some of the activities we're engaged in while serving you the general public.

On behalf of the men and women of the Papillion Police Department, welcome to our website! Our current staffing authorizations include 39 sworn officers and 5 civilian employees. Located within the Omaha metro area, we serve and protect approximately 24,000 citizens. In 2009, our officers generated or provided response to over 25,000 calls for service. While many other departments throughout the country have resorted to telephone or website incident reporting, we still provide a human response to all requests.

Law enforcement for the City of Gretna and surrounding areas and subdivisions are provided by the Sarpy County Law Enforcement Division. For more information, or questions and concerns call the phone numbers listed below or visit the Sarpy County Law Enforcement Website.

Welcome to the Council Bluffs Police Department's webpage. I hope that you find these pages both informative and enjoyable. Sir Robert Peel once said "...the police are the public and the public are the police..." I truly believe this statement. Community policing demands community involvement with their police department. The men and women of this department are part of this community and are proud to provide quality service to its citizens. Please take the time to browse the pages and learn about your Police Department. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us.

Welcome to the Blair Police Department's website. This website provides you with a variety of information on how our Department works, its outstanding personnel, and a number of community based programs. We hope that you'll find this information useful in getting to know us better.

The Governor's Crime Control Commission was created in 1967 by Executive Order. The name was later changed to the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice with legislation enacted in 1969 to establish the Crime Commission as an agency of state government. The Crime Commission was established to develop comprehensive plans and coordinate activities related to the improvement of criminal justice administration among state and local agencies. Since its inception, additional statutory responsibilities have been assigned to the Crime Commission, which now serves as an umbrella agency for many criminal and juvenile justice programs.

It is the mission of the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office to fairly enforce the laws of the State of Iowa for the citizens of Pottawattamie County. This mission will be adhered to with the highest level of courtesy, commitment, integrity and professionalism.

Welcome to the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office web site. Our office is committed to the pursuit of excellence, achieved through teamwork, loyalty to our citizens and one another. The mission of the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office can best be stated as "Community Peace Through Law." This motto summarizes the goal of our office: to protect the right of all persons to be free from crime and to live in peace. All persons are guaranteed certain rights and privileges that this office is bound to protect. Through the application and adherence to federal, state and local laws, the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office strives to bring peace to all citizens of Sarpy County.

It is the duty of the sheriff to serve, execute and return writs or other legal process issued by a lawful authority. The sheriff shall prepare and file an annual inventory statement of county personal property in his or her custody. The sheriff has charge and custody of the jail and its prisoners, except in counties where a county board of corrections exists and has duties over the jail.