OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The Nebraska State Patrol has opened a new facility in Omaha that offers training centers, an in-house gym, evidence rooms and high-tech equipment.
The new location gives troopers quicker access to I-680 and I-80 in the northern part of the metro area. Colonel Bryan Waugh said this puts the state patrol at a major advantage when it comes to patrolling the highways.
“We are in really good shape. We have got a few vacancies here in Troop A, but right now we are doing really well with the growth that we have seen across the greater Omaha-Metropolitan area,” Waugh said. “Our goal would be that if there is a person interested in a career with the Nebraska State Patrol and they see a facility like this, they are going to be encouraged and perhaps inspired to want to work here.”
The facility started operations last week. For the first time in more than 50 years, it brings together the investigative services, carrier enforcement and fingerprinting services all under one roof…