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Welcome to Officer Brian Johnson
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Officer Brian Johnson was sworn in Monday, July 19, 2010 as the newest staff member of the Broken Bow Police Department. He
previously was an officer with the Scottsbluff Police Department, serving there for one year. Johnson is originally from Eddyville and
graduated from SEM High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1998
and graduated from the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center at Grand Island in December 2009. He and his wife,
Angela, live in Broken Bow with their two sons, Nolan, age 8, and Justin, age 6.
Police K-9,
Buddy, now on duty! Officer Dalen Wood is shown below with the department's new dual-purpose K-9, Buddy.
There's a new
face on the squad at the Broken Bow Police Department.
It's Buddy, a Dutch shepherd K-9, who arrived June 20, 2009 and got called to duty the very next day, according to K-9
Officer Dalen Wood. "He was deployed to bring an
aggressive prisoner out of the back of a patrol car, and it worked," Wood said.
The 16-month-old black and brindle canine was imported from Czechoslovakia and takes his commands in Czech, Wood said. Broken
Bow Police Department purchased Buddy from Worldwide Canine, Inc., in Spring Branch, Texas, thanks to grants from the Custer
County Foundation and the Custer County Drug Board (see story below).
In a letter of thanks to the Foundation and the Drug Board, Wood said, "Your donation of a police service dog will greatly
impact this wonderful county in ways that most people will not even see. By having this formidable tool I personally hope
that those that try to detour our peaceful and respectful way of life will think twice." Wood spent three weeks in Spring Branch, Texas, where he and Buddy trained together before
the new dog was put into service. During the training, Wood and Buddy did drug searches in jails, halfway houses and dorms,
where Buddy did find drugs. The new K-9 is a dual-purpose
dog who can search for the odor of narcotics, search and track humans and bite on command. He can sniff out the odor of marijuana,
heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and some other drugs as well.
He tracks humans through ground displacement, Wood explained, sniffing to detect where someone steps, which doesn't smell
the same as the ground around it. He can sniff across dirt, concrete, sand or water.
Buddy replaced Wood's 11-year-old K-9, Charly, who is finally retired and "living comfortably" at Wood's home. During
his career, Charly helped Wood find the largest state highway seizure of drugs in Nebraska (see photo and story below). "Buddy's got some big shoes to fill," Wood said. "Because Charly's
awesome."
Grants help make new dog possible
Custer County Foundation board members presented
the Broken Bow Police Department with a grant for $8,500 on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 to purchase a new dual-purpose
police dog. Those shown in the photo at left (from left) are Officer Dalen Wood, the K-9 officer; Edwin Johnson
of Arnold, Foundation board member; Sandra Christiansen, Foundation executive director; Ann Owen, chairman of the
foundation's school and grants committee; JoAnn Devine, Foundation member from Oconto; and Chief of Police Steve Scott.BBPD used the $8,500 to purchase a new dual-purpose police
dog, trained in drug detection, as well as fight/apprehension and scent recovery. The
department also received a $2,500 grant from the Custer County Drug Board to fund training for the new dog and Officer Wood.
Awesome dog, Charly, is retired Officer Dalen Wood (left) brought his K-9, Charly, with
him when he joined BBPD in 2008. Charly was instrumental in the largest state highway seizure of drugs in Nebraska. The
photo at left shows Wood, Charly and Sgt. David Mincer of the Atkinson Police Department with the drugs
seized in that case. Charly is now retired and living at Officer Wood's home.
Broken Bow nuisance codes Does your yard comply with Broken Bow city codes? Broken Bow city ordinances specify that these conditions constitute a
nuisance in Broken Bow: 1. Under city code 91.24, tall weeds
or any vegetation 12 inches or more in height, litter, junk, equipment parts and stagnant water are prohibited in yards, as
well as on streets or alleys. 2. City code 133.02 prohibits appliances,
such as refrigerators, iceboxes, freezers or any other appliances to be in the open and accessible to children in yards, on
private or public property 3. City code 133.41 prohibits unlicenced
or inoperable vehicles from being parked on property or on streets in Broken Bow.
| BBPD is located at 116 S 11th Ave |
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| Chief Steve Scott's office |
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| Captain Dan Hanson's office |
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| Other officers' desks |
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| Recently remodeled interview room. |
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