WELCOME
Welcome to the Sarpy County Sheriff's Department web site. Our office is committed to the pursuit of excellence, achieved through teamwork, loyalty to our citizens and one another. The mission of the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office can best be stated as "Community Peace Through Law." This motto summarizes the goal of our department: to protect the right of all persons to be free from crime and to live in peace. All persons are guaranteed certain rights and privileges that this department is bound to protect. Through the application and adherence to federal, state and local laws, the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office strives to bring peace to all citizens of Sarpy County. We are responsible for the professional care and custody of those confined within our jail facilities. Our duties also include providing security and service to the courts and the efficient and thorough investigation of all crimes. |
Sheriff Jeff Davis |
Join Our Team
If you are interested in a career in law enforcement, the Sarpy County Sheriff's Department periodically holds S.E.L.E.C.T. (Sarpy Exclusive Law Enforcement Combined Test) for persons who are considering employment as a deputy sheriff. To obtain more information about the testing and hiring process, visit the website of Morrow and Associates (www.morrowhr.com), or call their office at (402) 330-1019. Additional information about employment within our department as a deputy sheriff or details about our non-sworn jobs can be found on our Careers page.
Stories and Events
- Sheriff Department Employees recognized at Sarpy County Board meeting...
- ReRuns R Fun At a recent DARE graduation, Anna Sortino of ReRuns R Fun donated a check for $5,000 to the Sarpy County DARE Program ....
- LB 736 passed by the Nebraska Legislature went into effect Jan 1,2009. This program mandates a breath test before convicted offenders conviction ....
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Impaired Driving "You Drink, You Drive, You Lose" - Law Enforcement agencies in the Omaha metro area are combining efforts in a "You Drink, You Drive, You Lose" impaired driving crackdown. Officers from the Nebraska State Patrol, Sarpy and Douglas County Sheriff's Departments, and the Bellevue, Papillion and LaVista Police Departments participated in a demonstration of how blood alcohol levels can impair a person's driving ability ....
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Employees Compete Against One Another in Food Drive A recent competition among Sarpy County Sheriff’s Department employees resulted in collecting items for area food banks. Hearing in November that shelves at the Sarpy County food banks were empty ....
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Click It or Ticket - Sheriff Jeff Davis announced that the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety awarded the Sarpy County Sheriff's Department a grant for the “Click it or Ticket “campaign ....
Sarpy County Sheriff's Department Initiatives
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Crime Information Available on the Web - Crime statistics for the Sarpy County Sheriff's Department are now being published on the internet. Anyone can access the information by going to the CrimeReports web site ....
- Three New Safety Programs - Sheriff Jeff Davis, Chairperson of the Sarpy County Safety Program, has announced three new programs under the direction of the Sarpy County Safety Board of Directors ....
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T.R.A.C.E. - In December, 2006, two teen-aged motor vehicle fatalities occurred from a crash that involved under-aged drinking. During that same year, Sarpy County experienced 12 motor vehicle fatalities, several which involved under-aged drinking and alcohol ....
- F.I.R.S.T. - Sarpy County joined other local agencies to create the Omaha Metro area Fatal Incident Response and Support Team (F.I.R.S.T.) ....
- New Administrative Building in Planning Stages - Plans for a new Sheriff's Department building at 84th and Platteview Roads are progressing ....
- Sheriff Davis Initiates Project Lifesaver in Sarpy County - Lifesaver is an electronic tracking device that allows the return of loved ones who has wandered away. Clients with cognitive disorders ....