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O F F I C E R S E Q U I P P E D T O H A N D L E V A R I E T Y O F S I T U A T I O N S Conservation officers have widespread roles within communities. If something happens in a rural or remote area, there is a good chance that a conservation officer will be involved. Officers are equipped and trained to handle various issues that they may encounter. Some examples from 2015 include: ● Many times officers were called to assist with the search and rescue of persons threatened by flood waters using side-scan sonar, airboats and johnboats. They frequently provided support for search, rescue and recovery operations along rivers in the summer when paddlers are most active. In addition, officers have helped locate missing persons on lakes across the state. ● Officers solved and apprehended burglary suspects in a series of break-ins from a private residence near Dead Timber State Recreation Area in Dodge County. ● While serving a search warrant related to the illegal spotlighting of game animals in Hayes County, officers were involved in the arrest of a felon in possession of a firearm and the illegal possession of drugs. ● Officers assisted local authorities in a domestic disturbance at Jeffery Reservoir, making an arrest for terroristic threats involving a firearm. ● Other examples of incidents where conservation officers assisted other agencies include: the search for missing hunters in three counties; helping the Nebraska State Patrol on three occasions with disturbances in White Clay; a traffic stop and felony drug possession arrest of three people in Cherry County; domestic assault in Hays Springs; domestic assault and possible kidnapping in Valentine; and the search and rescue of a missing woman who was found in the creek bottom in northwest Lancaster County. OFFICERS PATROLING, TEACHING, AND MENTORING 52 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission • 2015 Annual Report