Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person following a pursuit in Sarpy County. At approximately 4:35 p.m., NSP received a citizen report of a vehicle driving with a flat tire on eastbound Interstate 80 near Gretna. A short time later, a trooper located the Mazda 3 traveling near mile marker 432. The trooper initiated a traffic stop. As the trooper attempted to contact the driver, the driver turned the vehicle around and began fleeing westbound on the eastbound shoulder of...

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people after locating 38 pounds of suspected methamphetamine during an encounter at a gas station near Hershey. Saturday at approximately 4:40 p.m., a trooper was getting gas at a truck stop on Interstate 80 at the Hershey interchange when he encountered the occupants of a Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Jeep had five occupants, including three adults and two small children. During that contact, the trooper became suspicious of criminal...

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol, has arrested one person following a pursuit in Waverly. At approximately 12:15 p.m. today, Lancaster County 911 received a report of a domestic disturbance occurring at the U-Save Pharmacy in Waverly, at 13851 Gilford Street. Sheriff’s Deputies and State Troopers responded. Deputies located a Dodge flatbed pickup that was believed to be involved and attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle fled on numerous...

The Nebraska State Patrol is honoring breast cancer fighters across the state this month with the Pink Patch Project. This is the seventh year for NSP’s participation in the effort, coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Pink Patch Project is a national campaign in which many law enforcement officers wear a pink version of their agency’s shoulder patch. Troopers have the option of replacing their traditional NSP patch with a pink NSP patch for the month of October. “The Pink Patch...

The Nebraska State Patrol is urging Nebraskans to exercise caution when communicating online. In the past several weeks, NSP has received multiple reports of scammers impersonating State of Nebraska officials. One victim has reported losing $5,000 in crypto currency because of the scam. The fraudulent scheme typically originates with a look-alike social media profile for a government official. When the scammers establish communication with a victim, the malicious actors typically move the...