Seventeen of the individuals indicted live in North Platte. The WING task force covers 11 Panhandle counties (Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux). A court affidavit says Miller also sold 2.19 grams of meth to an informant at Miller's home on Meadow Lane in Kearney on March 12. The tenant made it out safely. My experience has been good, said Max Stevens, firefighter EMT for the Hastings Fire Department. Click here to view all charges. of meth, three handguns, ammunition and $16,000 cash from the vehicle. 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. He was also in possession of drug paraphernalia and less than one ounce of marijuana. Kelsey covers health and fitness for The World-Herald. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Three Lexington residents received indictments. 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. An Omaha woman was sentenced to prison Tuesday for her role in a fireworks attack in Sarpy County on July 4. Dec 1, 2012 Updated Jan 31, 2017. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Follow her on Twitter @kels2. There was a problem saving your notification. Court records say the officer than turned around and got behind the vehicle where it continued to speed southbound. (KSNB) - Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested two California men after finding more than 170 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 80. . No shots were fired or injuries reported. Tags: cocaine, crime, drug bust, drugs, Lincoln Police, LPD, meth, narcotics task force. They found the. U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg announced the indictments Friday during a news conference in North. 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. I am the Cops & Courts Reporter for the Grand Island Independent. He is still at large. 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. The officer activated his radar and tracked the vehicle going 54 mph in a 45 mph zone. The arrests were made around the North Platte and Ogallala areas. The fire captain added that the demonstrations seen today reminded him of the many meth lab stand-bys hes done over the years. Nebraska News LPD: 5 arrested in Central Lincoln drug bust. Five Grand Island residents and five from Hastings were among the 60 people who received federal indictments for being involved in a methamphetamine conspiracy in central and western Nebraska. 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 All rights reserved. LEXINGTON -- A drug bust in western Nebraska has seen 14 people arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting distribution of a controlled substance. One defendant was also arrested on a state charge of distribution of cocaine. The spokesperson said any further information would have to come from the U.S. attorney's office. (Independent/Barrett Stinson). The officer activated his radar and tracked the vehicle going 54 mph in a 45 mph zone. Nathan Hanson told Local4 News the juvenile who lived in the home was taken from the residence by the Department of Health and Human Services. Constance Baasch, 68, of rural Grand Island, died on Feb. 28 from injuries suffered in October. Bethel Winters, 68, of 511 West 6th St. #1, was arrested on a warrant for possessing a legend drug -- a Class 3 misdemeanor. He was also in possession of drug paraphernalia and less than one ounce of marijuana. - Rose Gomez, 46, 1604 W. Third St. She is charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Police confirm sighting of Aurora couple at Hastings gas station. by Jordan Onwiler. He was also arrested on outstanding drug warrants from Adams and Hall counties and the FBI. Hastings Police say Hartman and Packer were under surveillance by the task force when they were seen getting out of a car and into a house in the 300 block of Saunders Avenue just after 12:30 Thursday afternoon. Moody and Weatherwax were arrested for harboring Packer during the standoff. Hastings Fire and Rescue was called to 708 W. 2nd St. at 11:26 p.m. Sunday. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. A Hastings man was arrested after Nebraska State Patrol troopers found more than 1 pound of methamphetamine during a traffic stop. One of the first responders witnessed these type of chemical works for his first time. During the traffic stop, the trooper detected clandestine activity and performed a search of the vehicle. HASTINGS, Neb. 0. You have permission to edit this article. Date: 3/2 #1 Contempt Of Court. I am the Cops & Courts Reporter for the Grand Island Independent. The FBI, Nebraska State Patrol, Adams and Hall county sheriff's deputies and Hastings police were on the scene late Friday afternoon. 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Colorado law enforcement agencies included the Denver office of the FBI, the Holyoke Police Department and the Sedgwick County Sheriffs Department. 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. (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. 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. Five live in Julesburg, Colo., and four are Scottsbluff residents. 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. Hastings man arrested after troopers find 1 pound of meth during traffic stop. LINCOLN, Neb. Copyright 2020 KSNB. Recovered during the arrest of these individuals were 8.4 ounces of methamphetamine and $1,141. He added that having the Kansas EPA Lab come out and give the training was a notable experience. The FBI, Nebraska State Patrol, Adams and Hall county sheriff's deputies and Hastings police were on the scene late Friday afternoon. Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane's office announced Thursday morning that criminal charges have been . For the federal arrests of 12 individuals, the charges include possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, distribution of meth and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. 35 charged in major drug bust in Blair County. 31, Gilbert Gomez Sr. of 1911 W. Third St., Martin Gomez of 306 S. New York Ave. and Monica Gomez of 1911 W. 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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. Holly Hartman was arrested for driving on a suspended license and meth possession. Brian D. Martin, 33 of Hastings was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine). I welcome news tips! Court appearances for defendants arrested on federal charges will occur in Lincoln. They are Oscar Escandon, 40, and Jessica Miller, 25. There was a problem saving your notification. Nebraska News . Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. KEARNEY, Neb. HASTINGS, Neb. Officers then searched 31-year-old Creighton Crosby and 29-year-old Jessica Dunbars home on the 400-block of North Bellevue Ave. All rights reserved. A search and recovery dive team has arrived in central Nebraska to look for the Aurora couple who have been missing since Jan. 11. 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. According to a Facebook post, authorities say a deputy conducted a traffic stop on . (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). The arrests were made as part of a federal drug investigation. The arrests were made as part of a federal drug investigation. The 52-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. The baggies contained 54 blue morphine pills, another had 20 white hydrocodone pills and the third had a crystal substance, which was identified as meth. Hartman. NOTES: Hold #4 operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest. Both live at 18 W. Ave. Jason Hibbs, 32, of Kearney was also charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph.