(Lincoln, NE)- The Nebraska State Patrol Air Wing and the Police Service Dog Division (PSD) were called on to provide assistance in two separate incidents in two separate cities over the past couple of days.
On Monday, July 21, 2008, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Nebraska State Patrol helicopter and a PSD team provided assistance to the Lincoln Police Department (LPD) and the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office (LSO) in the search for burglary suspects. The suspects had fled into a cornfield near 112th & Holdrege Streets in Lincoln. While the K9 units assisted on the ground, the helicopter was able to help flush out one of the suspects who was taken into custody by waiting LSO units.
During the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 22, 2008, a Nebraska State Patrol Police Service Dog team was called out to assist the Grand Island Police Department in tracking a suspect who fled on foot from an area near South Locus Street & Stolley Park Road. The suspect fled a vehicle following a short pursuit. The PSD team was able to track the suspect to a small parking lot approximately two blocks from where he fled the vehicle. The trooper and his canine partner helped to conduct a sweep of the parking lot and located the suspect lying in the bed of a parked pickup. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.
The Nebraska State Patrol Air Wing established in 1946 currently operates five aircraft; a 2005 Bell407 helicopter, three Cessna182RG’s and one Super Cub. Five pilots make up the Air Wing Division with three stationed in Lincoln and two in Ogallala. The Air Wing Division provides assistance in traffic enforcement efforts as well as search, surveillance, and transportation.
Nebraska State Patrol Police Service Dog Division (PSD) began in 1988 with two dogs. Today the division operates with 14 PSD teams throughout the state. The Nebraska State Patrol utilizes dual purpose police dogs. All NSP canines are trained in detection work, either drugs or explosives and patrol work.
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