The department had an authorized strength of 10 certified officers and 1 civilian employee. Officer Thomas Cubbage resigned in December which was effective January 3, 2011. 2010 was the first full year that the department worked with a staffing of 10 after a reduction in force in October 2009. Also in 2010, an officer required major surgery and missed a total of 614.5 hours, or 58 ½ working days, or 14 ½ weeks on sick leave.

Sgt. Billy Davis celebrated 15 years with the department in 2010. Sgt. James Herman celebrated 10 years.

Officers of the department belong to several local, state, and national organizations. Officers are members of The Board of Directors of The Police Chief’s Association of Nebraska (PCAN), The Board of Directors of Keith County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), The Blue Knights, The Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (LEEDA), The Ogallala Youth Committee, Keith County Crimestoppers, Ogallala Board of Health, Nebraska Criminal Justice Information System (NCJIS), Police Officer’s Association of Nebraska (POAN), Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), The Nebraska Law Enforcement Intelligence Network (NeLEIN), Nebraska Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (NALEFI), Midwest Gang Investigators Association (MGIA), Boys Scouts of America, Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center (MOCIC), The National Animal Control Association (NACA), Big Mac Sports Club, National Rifle Association (NRA) , and International Hunter Education Association (IHEA).

Code Enforcement: Officer Eric Troxel is still the Code Officer for Ogallala. His main responsibilities pertain to Animals, Health and Sanitation Violations, Trash and Weed Violations, Abandoned Vehicles and Parking Violations. He is also in charge of the Ogallala City Pound.

Calls for Service

The Top Ten Calls for Service in 2010 Were:

1. Ordinance Violations (692 Calls) 2. Citizen Assistance (406)

3. Suspicious Circumstances (225) 4. Ambulance Calls (210)

4. Accidents (210) 6. Information (205)

7. Thefts (159) 8. Disturbance (157)

9. Assist Other Agency (127) 10. Criminal Mischief (101)

It is important to note that a “Call for Service” is an assigned call from the Keith County Communication Center, or an on-site call from an officer. Not every “Call for Service” is going to generate a report.

2010 Arrest Information

NIBRS

NIBRS stands for The National Incident-Based Reporting System. NIBRS is a system in which agencies collect data on each single crime occurrence. NIBRS data comes from local, state, and federal automated records’ systems. NIBRS collects data on each single incident and arrest within 22 offense categories made up of 46 specific crimes called Group A Offenses. For each of these offenses coming to the attention of law enforcement, specific types of facts about each crime are reported. An offense is Cleared by arrest, citation, or referral for prosecution. There may be a warrant issued for a crime, but the case is not Cleared until the suspect is arrested. Overall, the Ogallala Police Department was able to clear 1391 of the 1627 reports taken in 2010. This figures to an 85.5% all-around clearance rate.

2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	GROUP A OFFENSES	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Clearance Percentage
0	0	0	1	0	0	Homicide	0	0	0	1	0	0	N/A
1	4	13	2	6	7	Forcible Rape	1	4	8	0	5	6	85.71%
0	1	0	1	0	0	Robbery	0	1	0	1	0	0	N/A

						ASSAULT
47	47	57	61	57	58	Assaults	41	44	56	61	56	56	96.55%
23	21	28	18	15	13	Domestic Assaults	23	21	28	18	15	13	100.00%
70	68	85	79	72	71	Total All Assaults	64	65	84	79	70	69	97.18%
0	0	1	3	0	0	Arson	0	0	1	3	0	0	N/A
13	16	16	18	11	9	Burglary	2	4	5	4	3	1	11.11%

						THEFT
12	12	18	6	14	10	Shoplifting	11	10	13	6	10	9	90.00%
25	24	19	10	12	15	From Building	5	9	7	2	3	8	53.33%
6	0	0	2	0	0	Machine	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
25	18	20	37	30	21	From Vehicle	5	5	5	11	2	4	19.05%
5	5	0	2	2	5	Vehicle Parts	1	0	0	0	1	1	20.00%
66	58	60	49	54	55	Gas Drive Off	22	20	33	16	18	24	43.64%
65	66	51	57	25	23	Theft Other	23	20	25	19	11	10	43.48%
204	183	168	163	137	129	Total All Non MV Thefts	77	0	83	54	45	56	43.41%
6	8	8	6	1	6	Motor Vehicle	3	4	5	3	1	3	50.00%
16	14	14	14	8	10	Fraud /Forgery	8	8	8	11	5	7	70.00%
5	2	2	2	3	7	Stolen Property	4	1	1	2	3	5	71.43%
132	136	113	125	135	79	Vandalism	24	36	20	18	22	24	30.38%
50	73	74	97	66	83	Drug offenses	49	73	72	97	66	83	100.00%
2	3	5	8	1	4	All Others	2	3	5	8	1	4	100.00%
514	508	499	519	440	405	Total Group A Offenses	234	263	292	281	222	258

						Clearance Rate	45.5%	51.8%	58.5%	54.14%	50.45%	63.70%

Officer Activity

ACTIVITY	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
BAR CHECKS	297	334	220	189	278
OPEN BUSINESS CHECKS	4988	5874	6406	6018	5990
BUILDING SECURITY CHECKS	11994	12903	9966	12918	11603
FALSE ALARM CALLS	105	97	88	66	64
OPEN DOOR FOUND BY OFFICER	131	117	138	98	90
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS	16	6	16	11	9
TRAFFIC CONTACTS	2174	2886	2494	2232	2589
TRAFFIC TIME	85799	94562	86023	86243	82893
REPORT TIME	84132	100598	95262	85243	78861
INVESTIGATIVE TIME	66948	61370	55572	67709	54719
RESIDENTIAL FOOT PATROL TIME	11711	16242	17580	18600	29340
BICYCLE PATROL TIME	600	660	660	60	110
PUBLIC PRESENTATION TIME	660	540	390	547	405
TOTAL MILEAGE DRIVEN	80529	78612	80706	68441	76661

Traffic

The Top Ten Traffic Stop Infractions of 2010 were:

1. Speeding 6. No Operator’s License

2. No Proof of Insurance 7. Stop Sign Violation

3. No Headlight 8. No Red Taillight

4. No Brake Lights 9. Seat Belt

5. No Registration 10. No License Plates

Parking Citations

Violation Type	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Restricted Zone / Handicapped	26	37	5	7	5	11	9	5	5	12	3
Left Side to Curb	31	27	14	16	18	7	15	9	7	26	19
Blocking Alley	3	3	0	2	4	0	2	2	0	2	3
Obstructing Private Drive	2	2	2	0	2	3	3	0	0	6	2
Within 15 Feet of Fire Hydrant	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	13	7
Other	14	10	13	5	18	6	6	6	1	32	5
Total Parking Tickets Issued	76	80	35	30	49	27	35	24	13	91	39

Accidents: As you will see in the following chart, in the year 2010 accidents were at a small increase from 2009.

In May of 2010 the Ogallala Police Department participated in 3 selectives on the one way streets of East A and North Spruce. On May 7^th, officers utilized the department’s Laser on North Spruce Street. A total of 27 stops were made for Speeding in a 90 minute period. All Speeding stops were issued warnings. There were also warnings issued for No Seatbelt, Failure to Change Address, and No Proof of Insurance. On May 14^th, officers used the Laser on East A Street. A total of 18 stops were made in a 60 minute period. 5 citations were written for Speeding and No Seatbelt, 1 citation for No Child Restraint, 13 warnings for Speeding, and 3 warnings for No Seatbelt. The Nebraska State Patrol assisted in this selective. On May 21^st, officers used the Laser again on East A Street for 90 minutes. A total of 25 stops were made. There were 2 citations issued for Speeding, 6 warnings for No Seatbelt, 2 warnings for No Child Restraint, 22 warnings for Speeding, 2 verbal warnings for Speeding, and 1 verbal warning for Expired Vehicle Registration.

The Ogallala Police Department participated in the You Drink You Drive You Lose campaign from August 20, 2010 thru September 6, 2010 in an effort to save lives by preventing alcohol-related crashes. This was thanks to a grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety. During this time period Police Officers with the department were out in full force and made several contacts. The Ogallala Police Department made the following arrests: 2 arrests on the charge of Driving Under the Influence, 2 arrests on the charge of Driving Under Suspension or Revocation, 4 arrests on Drug violations (2 arrests for Possession of marijuana less than one ounce, 1 arrest for Possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, and 1 arrest for Possession of a controlled substance), 1 arrest was made for an outstanding warrant, 1 arrest was made for leaving the scene of a injury accident. The following citations were issued: 1 citation for use of tobacco by a minor, 1 citation for possession of tobacco by a minor, 1 citation for sale of tobacco to a minor, 1 littering citation, 1 citation for open alcohol container in vehicle, 1 citation for leaving the scene of a property damage accident, 2 citations for possession of drug paraphernalia, 2 citations for no proof of insurance, 1 speeding citation, 1 seat belt citation, 1 child restraint citation, and 10 miscellaneous traffic violation citations were issued. Officers also issued 43 traffic warnings and miscellaneous vehicle violations.

Due to budget constraints, officers of the Ogallala Police Department only attended 502.5 hours of training in 2010. This was down from 1,285.25 hours in 2009. 129 hours of this training was in the form of monthly department meetings. Another 80.5 hours was SWAT related training. Other training consisted of OC Recertification, Crisis Management for School Incidents, Rural Executive Management Institute (Funded entirely by DOJ), Midwest Crimestoppers Conference, Patrol Officer Response to Street Drugs, Policy and Procedures Update, Terrorism and Traffic Stops (Free Online Course), Police Officers Association of Nebraska Conference, School Safety Summit, and Firearm Instructor Recertification.

Also, due to budget constraints, the department only participated in 1 Range throughout the year, whereas 4 is usually the norm.

The department was extremely fortunate to receive an $82,854 supplemental Department of Homeland Security Grant in 2010. The grant was shared between the Ogallala Police Department and Keith County Sheriff’s Office. The grant was very specific in what could be purchased. Items that were purchased with this grant were:

4	Minuteman 1 Folding Ballistic Shields (3-Panel)
18	Digital Ally Firstvu Officer-Worn Video Systems
2	Golight Stryker Remote Spotlights: Black
10	PPE PYTHON-IIIA-DX Level IIIA Ballistic Vests - includes extra carrier and soft trauma plate
10	Streamlight Strion LED Flashlights with AC chargers
10	PPE 1012-CP-2092-TC level IV stand alone Ballistic Plates
1	N-Vision Optics GT14-HM Night Vision Standard Kit for head / helmet / weapons
1	LEU67965 - Leupold Mk4 LR/T 4.5-14X50 ITMR Scope
2	LEU67980 - Leupold Mk4 LR/T 8.5-25X50 IMD Scopes
10	PIO648 - Steiner 10X50 Police Binoculars Black
2	Speechguard Multilingual Voice Translators
2	High Sensitivity Rechargeable Hand Held Metal Detectors (1 is on loan to the Keith County Court)
1	Video Inspection Scope
10	Digital Voice Recorders
1	Door Jamb Spreader
1	Deluxe POR-R-Entry Doorbuster
1	Handheld Thermal Imaging Camera
1	GoldPanther Forensic Light Source Kit
2	Blackhawk Tactical Fence Climbers
1	N-Vision Optics GT14-HM Night Vision standard kit for head / helmet / weapons
2	Radio Eray Model 7951 Remote Control Spotlight
4	Philips HeartStart HS1 On-Site AED w/Slim Case Defibrillators
10	First Voice Law Enforcement First Aid Kits
10	Ear Muffs
10	Tactical Boots
20	TK099 Trauma Kits
1	AED Supplies
5	First Aid Kits