About Us
The City of Scottsbluff is the largest city in western Nebraska and serves as a primary service hub for western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming. Scottsbluff is centrally located in the Nebraska Panhandle with communities along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains within 3 hours driving distance to include Cheyenne, Wyoming and Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Scottsbluff Police Department is housed in a common structure that also houses the Scottsbluff Fire Departmentand the Region 22 Emergency Management Office. The Scottsbluff Police Department consists of 35 full time employees, 31 of whom are certified police officers. The Department's command staff includes the Chief of Police, two Captains and an Administrative Assistant. The Department also dedicates an employee to serve as a Region 22 Emergency Management Director of Scotts Bluff and Banner Counties. Supporting the command staff are five Sergeants, four of whom are assigned to the Patrol Division and one who serves as an Administrative Sergeant overseeing Investigative Services. Investigative Services in comprised of five personnel, two of whom serve in the Western Nebraska Intelligence and Narcotics Group/High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (WING/HIDTA). Three Records Technicians provide customer service support in addition to their other duties.
In addition to providing basic police services, the Department maintains a School Resource Officer Program in cooperation with the Scottsbluff Public School District, a Police K-9 Program, a Bicycle Patrol Program and an Animal Control Officer Program. The Department also provides oversight and support in maintaining a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit and a certified Explosives Ordinance and Disposal Team.
The City of Scottsbluff contracts with the City of Terrytown for police services. The Department remains the most active law enforcement organization in western Nebraska responding to 16,091 calls for service in 2010 and to 14,728 calls for service in 2011.
Police
SCOTTSBLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT
1801 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Mission:
The mission of the Scottsbluff Police Department is to enhance safety, service, and trust with our community.
- Keep our community safe by preventing citizens from becoming victims of crime or from being injured in traffic collisions This is our highest priority.
- Provide excellent service to the numerous requests we receive from the community. Our principle duty is to serve.
- Maintain the trust of our community. This trust provides every department member with the foundation required to carry out our duties. Without trust we simply do not have the authority to serve our public.
Kevin E. Spencer, Chief of Police
Phone: (308) 630-6261 during Business Hours M-F 730am-4pm
Phone: (308) 632-7176 after Business Hours
Fax: (308) 632-2916
Email: policeinfo@scottsbluff.org
Hours:
24 hours a day
7 days a week
CONTACT INFO
POLICE CHIEF
Kevin Spencer
Public Safety Building
1801 Avenue B
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Day: (308) 630-6261
Night: (308) 632-7176
F: (308) 632-2916
E: policeinfo@scottsbluff.org
Hours:
24 hours a day
7 days a week
