Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Two Gibbon residents are charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams of more of methamphetamine. I am the Cops & Courts Reporter for the Grand Island Independent. You can cancel at any time. Colorado law enforcement agencies included the Denver office of the FBI, the Holyoke Police Department and the Sedgwick County Sheriffs Department. According to Adams County court documents, a Hastings Police officer was traveling northbound on Highway 281 when he observed a white Chevy Silverado traveling fast southbound in the 4200 block of N. Highway 281. But when you do, its pretty important that you know how to deal with it.. One of the demos that were doing out here, its called a field screening kit and its very simple things like, one test, its an explosive test, so basically you take an unknown powder you put it in a glass, watch glass, so its like a little saucer, Clark said. An Omaha woman was sentenced to prison Tuesday for her role in a fireworks attack in Sarpy County on July 4. (KSNB) - Three Kearney citizens are in jail after an early Thursday morning raid by a local drug task force. Moody and Weatherwax were arrested for harboring Packer during the standoff. Three Lexington residents received indictments. This is the largest drug sweep, to our knowledge, in Nebraska history, she said. Cozad resident Enrique Martinez, 42, was charged with distribution of methamphetamine. Twelve people were arrested this morning, some of them in Grand Island, as part of an operation by the Central Nebraska Drug and Safe Streets Task Force. David Earl. All rights reserved. Troopers stopped a vehicle at the intersection of U.S. Highway . A law enforcement spokesman told Local4 that the four people were arrested at a rental house in the 900 block of Saunders Avenue in north Hastings. 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She was placed under arrest. - Rose Gomez, 46, 1604 W. Third St. She is charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. (Independent/Barrett Stinson). . Rachelle Gunhammer, 27 of Hastings was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance. During the traffic stop, the trooper detected clandestine activity and performed a search of the vehicle. Detectives with the Hastings Police Department spotted Hartman on Oct. 7 during an investigation into possible drug activity at 315 N. Saunders Ave., according to the arrest affidavit. The demonstration is meant to help first responders and law enforcement determine what dangerous chemicals they may be dealing with when they get called to a scene with homemade bombs or a drug lab. Six individuals remain at large: Danny Huerta of Grand Island; Juan Manuel Munoz of Lexington; Manuel Ortiz, whose address is unknown; Maria Robles-Rojas, whose address is unknown; Jack Seals of North Platte; and Tomas Venegas of Scottsbluff. The arrest was made with the assistance of the TRIDENT Drug Task Force. Unrelated arrests included two individuals on local charges, resulting in the seizure of one rifle, a ballistic vest and 16 grams of ecstasy. (KSNB) - Hastings Police arrested two people for drug possession following a traffic stop on Highway 281 early Thursday morning. Lincoln 3 Views. Copyright 2022 KSNB. The WING task force covers 11 Panhandle counties (Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux). Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.. Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Stay with Local4 for the latest information. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. At approximately 3:05 p.m. Wednesday, a trooper observed a Chevrolet Tahoe make an unsafe pass of a truck-tractor/semi-trailer near mile marker 268 on I-80, near Kearney. Hastings Police say William Packer, 45, was arrested for meth possession, three weapons charges, possession of money used in drug transactions, stolen firearms and obstructing a police officer. A former Nebraska corrections employee who gave birth in December now faces a felony charge after DNA testing confirmed that an inmate is like, Two people were arrested following a pursuit in west Omaha Tuesday morning that reached speeds of more than 100 mph, according to the Nebraska, A wave of phony school shooting reports upended learning in schools across Nebraska Thursday, making the state one of the latest in a spate of. Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane's office announced Thursday morning that criminal charges have been . Hastings man arrested after troopers find 1 pound of meth during traffic stop. The arrests come a day after Joseph Miller, 51, was arrested and later charged for allegedly selling 2.39 grams of meth to an informant on April 28 at the same residence on West 25th Street. The trio was arrested at approximately 6:10 a.m. Thursday at 1202 12th Avenue after an ongoing, joint investigation involving members of the Central Nebraska Drug and Safe Streets Task Force. All rights reserved. Lincoln, NE . HASTINGS, Neb. Five Hastings residents were among 60 people indicted on drug trafficking charges this week. A Hastings man was arrested after Nebraska State Patrol troopers found more than 1 pound of methamphetamine during a traffic stop. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Around 1:30 p.m. Friday, Hastings Police Department was called out to the 1000 block of West Fifth Street for a male and juvenile female supposedly looking through neighbors window. 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Five Hastings residents were among 60 people indicted on drug trafficking charges this week. Low 34F. HPD also located drugs on passenger Shelly Stuck, 36, of Kansas. Kelsey covers health and fitness for The World-Herald. He added that having the Kansas EPA Lab come out and give the training was a notable experience. Local law enforcement officials made four arrests in a Hastings drug investigation Friday afternoon. Juan Manuel Munoz, 42, was charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. More Info. The first of 60 suspected meth dealers appeared in federal court in Omaha Friday following their arrest in a "groundbreaking" series of police raids in western Nebraska and Colorado. - Domingo Rivera, 21, 105 E. 14th St. Brian D. Martin, 33 of Hastings was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine). You can cancel at any time. There was a problem saving your notification. Crosby and Dunbar were both arrested for possession of a controlled substance, child abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia. Others occurred in several communities, including Blue Hill, Grand Island, Lexington and North Platte. NOTES: Hold #2 Contempt Of Court. BURIEN, Wash. Quinn, a 2-year-old golden Labrador retriever, worked his first drug bust Wednesday, helping a team of veteran Burien police and King County sheriff's detectives score an estimated Friday arrests in Hastings drug investigation, Father, son charged with animal cruelty after hundreds of dead and dying cattle found on Lincoln County property. Dec 1, 2012 Updated Jan 31, 2017. (KSNB) - Hastings Fire Department and Hastings Police Department officials attended a day-long class Thursday where they got the chance to see reactions between various chemicals up-close. Yeah, we try to get guys like this to come in all the time Having this experience will be real helpful for sure, Stevens said. 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Officers located a small bag of methamphetamine on the driver, identified as 29-year-old Brittney Stuck, of Kansas. She is facing a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance. I welcome news tips! A search and recovery dive team has arrived in central Nebraska to look for the Aurora couple who have been missing since Jan. 11. He is still at large. Jose Valtierra, 52, was charged with two counts of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. All rights reserved. The task force includes the FBI, Nebraska State Patrol, Grand Island Police Department, Hastings Police Department, Kearney Police Department, Hall County Sheriff's Office, Adams County Sheriff's Office and Buffalo County Sheriff's Office. Hastings Police say William Packer, 45, was arrested for meth possession, three weapons charges, possession of money used in drug transactions, stolen firearms and obstructing a police officer. Click here to view all charges. Nebraska News Southwest Nebraska Drug Trafficking Organization Busted by Multiple Agencies Multiple agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation from across the state executed five. According to a Facebook post, authorities say a deputy conducted a traffic stop on . U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg announced the indictments Friday during a news conference in North. Two arrested, 170 lbs of marijuana found in I-80 traffic stop, Father, son charged with animal cruelty after hundreds of dead and dying cattle found on Lincoln County property. In the arrest affidavit, three baggies were located on Shelly. Grand Island police officers surrounded the church., which is at 422 W. Second St. One defendant was also arrested on a state charge of distribution of cocaine. KEARNEY, Neb. All rights reserved. The pills in the bottle were identified as sucralfate, a prescription only drug.