Lincoln East Rotary Club heard Lt. Kaleb Bruggeman from the Nebraska State Patrol speak about the many divisions that the State Patrol has within its framework. Lt. Bruggeman works in the Patrol Division with the Impaired Driving.The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is Nebraska's only statewide full-service law enforcement agency. Serving Nebraska since 1937, NSP officers perform a wide variety of duties. Those duties include working with communities to improve public safety; enforcing traffic, criminal and drug laws; investigating crimes, as well as enforcing the laws and federal regulations pertaining to commercial motor carriers.
"Pro Bono Publico" is the NSP motto and is Latin meaning "For the Good of the Public". It is a motto we strive to put into action as we uphold the Agency's Mission and Core Values, while providing the citizens and visitors of the state of Nebraska professional law enforcement services.
The Office of the Superintendent oversees the Agency's goals and objectives, policies and procedures and organizational structure and is under the supervision of Colonel John A. Bolduc, Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety. Colonel Bolduc directly oversees the Divisions of Field Services, Investigative Services and Administrative Services.
The Divisions of Executive Protection, Professional Standards and Public Information are overseen by Lt. Colonel Andrew Duis. The Superintendent's office is located in the Nebraska State Patrol Headquarter's building in Lincoln.
Patrol Division - The Nebraska State Patrol was formed in 1937 as the Nebraska Safety Patrol to deal with the rising problem of traffic crashes on our state's roads. Today the mission of the men and women of the Field Services Division remains the same, but the way in which that mission is carried out is vastly different. The Field Services Division encompasses all uniformed Troopers, Carrier Enforcement Troopers, Police Service Dog (PSD) handlers, Aviation Support Pilots, Community Policing and Communications.
Uniformed troopers assigned to six Troop Area Headquarters patrol more than 10,000,000 miles of Nebraska roadways a year. By leveraging technology such as real time crash data and analyzing calls for service, troopers are placed in areas where they can be most effective. The Troop Areas are as follows: Troop H – Lincoln; Troop A – Omaha; Troop B – Norfolk; Troop C – Grand Island; Troop D – North Platte; and Troop E – Scottsbluff.
The Field Services Division combines traffic enforcement, public education and cooperation with allied agencies as it strives for fatality free roadways.
Aviation Support – The pioneers of the Nebraska State Patrol foresaw a need for aircraft to assist in the enforcement of the laws of the State of Nebraska. Over 60 years ago, aircraft were first used by the Nebraska Safety Patrol in performing duties in the interest of public safety. This was the beginning of airborne law enforcement in Nebraska. Today as a part of the Field Services Division, the Aviation Support Division (ASD) operates various aircraft in many roles to better serve the citizens of Nebraska.
Today the agency's aircraft operate almost daily in the interest of public safety. The division operates a Bell 407 helicopter, three Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair fixed-wing aircraft, and a Piper Super Cub. Some of their duties involve aerial speed enforcement and traffic observation, search and rescue, surveillance, photography, pursuits and criminal apprehension, natural disaster response, and the transportation of agency personnel and equipment.
Carrier Enforcement -- The Carrier Enforcement Division is an essential component of the State Patrol's Field Services Division, playing an integral part in ensuring that Nebraska's highways remain safe for the motoring public.
While the Division has undergone many changes from its inception in 1954 as the Department of Roads Scales Section, its primary statutory responsibilities are still "To promote public safety" and "To preserve and protect the state highways and bridges from immoderate and destructive use".
Specially trained troopers operate twelve weigh stations and numerous portable scale units throughout Nebraska. Their main focus is to guarantee compliance with State Statutes and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations pertaining to the operation of commercial motor vehicles, motor coaches, and hazardous material transporters. Aside from its roadside efforts, the Division has an Investigative Section that conducts both Compliance Reviews and New Entrant Audits of Motor Carriers. Troopers work closely with their counterparts, not only within the Agency, but in conjunction with fellow allied law-enforcement agencies to protect and serve the citizens of Nebraska.
Community Policing – Safety Programs -- The Nebraska State Patrol Community Policing Services is a partnership between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. Community Policing focuses on problem identification and solving. Troopers assigned to provide Community Policing Services work closely with schools, businesses, organizations and groups to focus on fatality reduction efforts and crime prevention.
With a goal of helping the Agency to reduce the state's fatality rate to one fatality per 100 million vehicle miles driven, the Nebraska State Patrol, utilizes a variety of tools to include the Rollover Simulator, Seat Belt Convincer, Distracted Driving Simulator as well as an assortment of safety related programs
Police Service Dog Division -- The Police Service Dog (PSD) Division is a support division that provides assistance to other divisions within the Nebraska State Patrol as well as outside Law Enforcement Agencies by the utilizing Police Service Dog Teams stationed across the state to help aid in the detection of controlled substances, locating lost or missing persons, and the apprehension of criminals.
The Police Service Dog (PSD) Division is a support division that provides assistance to other divisions within the Nebraska State Patrol as well as outside Law Enforcement Agencies by the utilizing Police Service Dog Teams stationed across the state to help aid in the detection of controlled substances, locating lost or missing persons, and the apprehension of criminals.
Investigative Division
The Division of Investigation was established in 1944 and was connected with the Bureau of Criminal Identification. Investigators, when called upon by other officers in the State of Nebraska, assisted in the investigation of crimes committed in any part of the state and in the apprehension of criminals.
The Nebraska State Patrol's Criminal Division was first started in the 1950's when uniformed troopers were assigned to investigate crimes. These troopers continued to perform their traffic duties when they were not committed to an investigation. During the 1960's a move was made by the patrol to assign full time investigators to the newly formed Criminal Division. These investigators were available to assist local police and sheriff's departments in the investigation of crimes ranging from burglaries to homicide. Prior to the full development of the Patrol's Crime Laboratory, investigators were assigned crime vans, which contained many items to perform field testing and preservation of evidence. Currently, officers use more advanced equipment when using one of the agency's five Major Case Unit response trailers housed in troop areas across the state.
The Drug Control Division was created by the Legislature in 1967. The agency has significantly more investigators assigned to drug work today. Currently, the criminal and drug units are combined within the
The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is Nebraska's only statewide full-service law enforcement agency. Serving Nebraska since 1937, NSP officers perform a wide variety of duties. Those duties include working with communities to improve public safety; enforcing traffic, criminal and drug laws; investigating crimes, as well as enforcing the laws and federal regulations pertaining to commercial motor carriers.
"Pro Bono Publico" is the NSP motto and is Latin meaning "For the Good of the Public". It is a motto we strive to put into action as we uphold the Agency's Mission and Core Values, while providing the citizens and visitors of the state of Nebraska professional law enforcement services.
The Office of the Superintendent oversees the Agency's goals and objectives, policies and procedures and organizational structure and is under the supervision of Colonel John A. Bolduc, Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety. Colonel Bolduc directly oversees the Divisions of Field Services, Investigative Services and Administrative Services.
The Divisions of Executive Protection, Professional Standards and Public Information are overseen by Lt. Colonel Andrew Duis. The Superintendent's office is located in the Nebraska State Patrol Headquarter's building in Lincoln.
Patrol Division - The Nebraska State Patrol was formed in 1937 as the Nebraska Safety Patrol to deal with the rising problem of traffic crashes on our state's roads. Today the mission of the men and women of the Field Services Division remains the same, but the way in which that mission is carried out is vastly different. The Field Services Division encompasses all uniformed Troopers, Carrier Enforcement Troopers, Police Service Dog (PSD) handlers, Aviation Support Pilots, Community Policing and Communications.
Uniformed troopers assigned to six Troop Area Headquarters patrol more than 10,000,000 miles of Nebraska roadways a year. By leveraging technology such as real time crash data and analyzing calls for service, troopers are placed in areas where they can be most effective. The Troop Areas are as follows: Troop H – Lincoln; Troop A – Omaha; Troop B – Norfolk; Troop C – Grand Island; Troop D – North Platte; and Troop E – Scottsbluff.
The Field Services Division combines traffic enforcement, public education and cooperation with allied agencies as it strives for fatality free roadways.
Aviation Support – The pioneers of the Nebraska State Patrol foresaw a need for aircraft to assist in the enforcement of the laws of the State of Nebraska. Over 60 years ago, aircraft were first used by the Nebraska Safety Patrol in performing duties in the interest of public safety. This was the beginning of airborne law enforcement in Nebraska. Today as a part of the Field Services Division, the Aviation Support Division (ASD) operates various aircraft in many roles to better serve the citizens of Nebraska.
Today the agency's aircraft operate almost daily in the interest of public safety. The division operates a Bell 407 helicopter, three Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair fixed-wing aircraft, and a Piper Super Cub. Some of their duties involve aerial speed enforcement and traffic observation, search and rescue, surveillance, photography, pursuits and criminal apprehension, natural disaster response, and the transportation of agency personnel and equipment.
Carrier Enforcement -- The Carrier Enforcement Division is an essential component of the State Patrol's Field Services Division, playing an integral part in ensuring that Nebraska's highways remain safe for the motoring public.
While the Division has undergone many changes from its inception in 1954 as the Department of Roads Scales Section, its primary statutory responsibilities are still "To promote public safety" and "To preserve and protect the state highways and bridges from immoderate and destructive use".
Specially trained troopers operate twelve weigh stations and numerous portable scale units throughout Nebraska. Their main focus is to guarantee compliance with State Statutes and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations pertaining to the operation of commercial motor vehicles, motor coaches, and hazardous material transporters. Aside from its roadside efforts, the Division has an Investigative Section that conducts both Compliance Reviews and New Entrant Audits of Motor Carriers. Troopers work closely with their counterparts, not only within the Agency, but in conjunction with fellow allied law-enforcement agencies to protect and serve the citizens of Nebraska.
Community Policing – Safety Programs -- The Nebraska State Patrol Community Policing Services is a partnership between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. Community Policing focuses on problem identification and solving. Troopers assigned to provide Community Policing Services work closely with schools, businesses, organizations and groups to focus on fatality reduction efforts and crime prevention.
With a goal of helping the Agency to reduce the state's fatality rate to one fatality per 100 million vehicle miles driven, the Nebraska State Patrol, utilizes a variety of tools to include the Rollover Simulator, Seat Belt Convincer, Distracted Driving Simulator as well as an assortment of safety related programs
Police Service Dog Division -- The Police Service Dog (PSD) Division is a support division that provides assistance to other divisions within the Nebraska State Patrol as well as outside Law Enforcement Agencies by the utilizing Police Service Dog Teams stationed across the state to help aid in the detection of controlled substances, locating lost or missing persons, and the apprehension of criminals.
The Police Service Dog (PSD) Division is a support division that provides assistance to other divisions within the Nebraska State Patrol as well as outside Law Enforcement Agencies by the utilizing Police Service Dog Teams stationed across the state to help aid in the detection of controlled substances, locating lost or missing persons, and the apprehension of criminals.
Investigative Division
The Division of Investigation was established in 1944 and was connected with the Bureau of Criminal Identification. Investigators, when called upon by other officers in the State of Nebraska, assisted in the investigation of crimes committed in any part of the state and in the apprehension of criminals.
The Nebraska State Patrol's Criminal Division was first started in the 1950's when uniformed troopers were assigned to investigate crimes. These troopers continued to perform their traffic duties when they were not committed to an investigation. During the 1960's a move was made by the patrol to assign full time investigators to the newly formed Criminal Division. These investigators were available to assist local police and sheriff's departments in the investigation of crimes ranging from burglaries to homicide. Prior to the full development of the Patrol's Crime Laboratory, investigators were assigned crime vans, which contained many items to perform field testing and preservation of evidence. Currently, officers use more advanced equipment when using one of the agency's five Major Case Unit response trailers housed in troop areas across the state.
The Drug Control Division was created by the Legislature in 1967. The agency has significantly more investigators assigned to drug work today. Currently, the criminal and drug units are combined within the Investigative Services Division.
The following are listed under the Investigative Division -- Alcohol/Tobacco/Gaming Enforcement, Auto Fraud, Hazardous Device Technicians (Bomb Squad), Cold Case Unit, Criminal Identification Division, Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Awareness Coordination, Internet Crimes Against Children and Cyber Crimes Task Force are among the various work groups in the Division. Investigative Services also includes the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory, The Nebraska Intelligence Fusion Center, referred to as the Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC). The NIAC operates the Nebraska Statewide Crime Stoppers program.
Alcohol/Tobacco/Gaming Enforcement -- The Nebraska State Patrol has served as the primary enforcement agency for the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission since July 1986. In addition to liquor law enforcement, the State Patrol investigates the background of liquor license applicants, complaints of alleged violations and conducts licensed premise inspections.
Auto Fraud -- The Auto Fraud Division of the Nebraska State Patrol, a support Division within Investigative Services, was formed to track stolen vehicles and educate individuals in the identification of false documents. In addition to investigative functions, the division promotes anti-auto fraud and public awareness programs and provides certification training to vehicle title inspectors.
The Nebraska State Patrol Auto Fraud Division works closely with the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, and the Nebraska Department of Revenue to ensure that all vehicles owned by Nebraska residents are properly titled and registered.
Bomb Squad -- The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Bomb Squad was established in 1972 to a recognized need for special services in response to explosive related incidents statewide. The Bomb Squad maintains a cadre of specially trained Troopers certified as Hazardous Devices Technicians (HDTs). HDTs are certified through the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Hazardous Devices School in Huntsville, Alabama located on Redstone Arsenal
Crime Laboratory -- The mission of the Crime Laboratory Division is to provide quality and timely forensic science services to the State of Nebraska.
Criminal Identification Division -- The Nebraska State Patrol Criminal Identification Division (CID) is housed in the Nebraska State Patrol Investigative Services Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. A support Division within Investigative Services, the Criminal Identification Division provides a centralized repository of criminal history records and fingerprints for the State of Nebraska. The CID is responsible for maintaining accurate and current criminal history records for all persons arrested and fingerprinted within the State of Nebraska and is to furnish this information to any person authorized to receive it.
Nebraska Information Analysis Center -- In 2007, the Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC) was designated by the Governor as the state’s Fusion Center and is housed by the Nebraska State Patrol. The mission of the NIAC is to provide an avenue for all state law enforcement agencies and participating private partners to receive, validate, analyze and disseminate intelligence information for all crimes and all hazards. NIAC was formed through the Department of Homeland Security grants and funds re-distributed to the Nebraska State Patrol by the nine Planning Exercise and Training (PET) Regions within the state. The Superintendent's Office of the Nebraska State Patrol committed the Agency’s Intelligence Unit to create the infrastructure needed to move this project forward.
Technical Crimes Division -- The Technical Crimes Division (TCD) transforms, leads, and supports proactive and reactive law enforcement operations and investigations. The TCD engages partnerships and set standardizations which informs, serves and cares for the community. The TCD emphasizes teamwork through investigations, assistance requests, resource sharing, and intelligence/information dissemination with law enforcement agencies and the public. The TCD trains agencies and vigorously informs the public of current events, active threats, and information to help them protect their families and businesses. The TCD functions as a statewide division. The TCD consists of five (5) units: Cyber Unit, Child Exploitation Unit, Forensic Unit, Technical Services Unit, and Intel/Public Information Unit.
As you can see the Nebraska State Patrol doesn't just stop you for speeding on the State Highways and Interstate, they do a lot more to keep us safe.