48 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission • 2016 Annual Report
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 2016
include:
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When a call came out of shots fired at Lake McConaughy,
conservation officers were the first on the scene to render
aim to the victim and apprehend the shooter.
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Officers used side-scan sonar to search for a possible
missing person in the Missouri River, locate a missing person
and vehicle in the Sutherland Supply Canal, and locate a
vehicle that had driven into Wildwood Lake.
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In Cherry County, conservation officers apprehended a
person suspected of child abduction and, in another case,
arrested two rape suspects.
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Officers assisted the Dixon County Sheriff's Office and
Nebraska State Patrol in collecting and preserving evidence
related to a homicide on the Missouri River.
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An officer helped the Otoe County Sheriff's Office make
a felony drug arrest and, in another case, assisted the U.S.
Marshals Service in serving a felony drug warrant.
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Officers rescued two people from a stranded boat in the
freezing waters of Sherman Reservoir.
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Two officers helped the Nebraska State Patrol pursue a
fleeing suspect.
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An officer assisted the Dodge County Sheriff's Office in
solving a series of burglaries.
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Officers assisted the
Nebraska State Patrol in
Blaine County in tracking a
person who had threatened
his family with a firearm.
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Officers helped the
Cass County Sheriff's Office
recover a body from the
Missouri River.
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