Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Omaha Police Department, took four people into custody after a pursuit in Omaha overnight. During the pursuit, the suspect vehicle rammed a trooper’s cruiser. At approximately 11:55 p.m. Monday, a trooper attempted a traffic stop on a Mazda 6 near the intersection of N 52nd Street and Grand Avenue. The vehicle had been reported stolen. The driver refused to stop and began traveling at a high rate of speed turning westbound on...

Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol Technical Crimes Division have arrested a Palisade man for child enticement by electronic device. This morning, investigators served a search warrant at a residence at 110 N. Kerr St. in Palisade, in Hitchcock County. The investigation began after NSP received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that an individual at that address had received child pornography via Facebook in December 2019. The occupant,...

Nebraska State Troopers were busy throughout the weekend responding to dozens of weather-related incidents, which included a motorist striking an NSP cruiser while the trooper was responding to another crash. The trooper was not injured. From Friday afternoon through Sunday, troopers performed 166 motorist assists, responded to 68 crashes, and assisted other agencies with 41 incidents. While responding to a crash Friday evening, a trooper’s cruiser was struck by another vehicle. The crash...

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people from California and seized more than ten pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Kearney. At approximately 1:05 a.m. Thursday, a trooper observed an eastbound Chevrolet pickup driving on the shoulder near mile marker 279. During the traffic stop, the trooper detected clandestine activity and performed a search of the vehicle. The search revealed ten packages of methamphetamine hidden behind the driver...

Investigators with the Western Nebraska Intelligence and Narcotics Group (WING) arrested a Scottsbluff man during an operation Tuesday afternoon. The investigation revealed that Jon Worthman, an attorney based in Alliance, was trading legal fees for cocaine. Worthman, 52, of Scottsbluff, was arrested Tuesday and lodged in the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver. The WING Task Force includes officers and investigators from several agencies in the...

The Utah Highway Patrol has arrested two persons of interest sought in connection to a homicide in California. The two subjects had been in Nebraska earlier Sunday, prompting the Nebraska State Patrol to issue notice to the public to avoid contact with the men and report any sighting to law enforcement. Jeremy Bailey and Chris Corbit were arrested by the Utah Highway Patrol overnight. ###

Investigators with the Central Nebraska Drug and Safe Streets Task Force have arrested two people on multiple drug-related charges following an investigation in Kearney. The operation included investigators from the Nebraska State Patrol, Kearney Police Department, Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, and Adams County Sheriff’s Office. On Friday, January 3, investigators executed a search warrant on a residence at 1000 4th Avenue #28 in Kearney. During the search, investigators located...

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed 75 impaired drivers from the road during the holiday season. The effort coincided with the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. “Every arrest for impaired driving is potentially a life-saving act,” said Colonel John Bolduc, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “Our troopers are constantly on the lookout for impaired drivers, but the best way to police drunk driving is for motorists to always drive sober.” During the...

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested three people following an incident Tuesday morning, December 24, near Sidney. During the incident, a passenger jumped from a moving vehicle onto Interstate 80. At approximately 6:30 a.m. MT, troopers were alerted to a theft and assault that had occurred at Love’s Truck Stop in Sidney. The suspects were reportedly driving a Ford Explorer that entered Interstate 80, traveling eastbound. A short time later, a trooper located the vehicle near mile...