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The Bellevue Police Department is always looking for new technology which will help to make its officers' jobs easier and safer. Here are some of the newest tools our officers are using.

Polygraph Computer

The Bellevue Police Department has one of three polygraph computers in Sarpy County.

Air Taser

The Bellevue Police Department employs the use of the Advanced Taser M26(C) "stun gun" as a tool which officers can use to quickly and effectively bring a situation to a safe conclusion.

Upon firing, compressed nitrogen projects two probes 21 feet at a speed of 180 feet per second. The probes are connected by thin insulated wire back to the Advanced Taser. An electrical signal transmits throughout the region where the probes make contact with the body or clothing. The Advanced Taser then delivers 50,000 volts of electricity to a suspect, directly stimulating motor nerve and muscle tissue, causing incapacitation regardless of mental focus, training, size, or alcohol or drug influence.

A person hit with an Advanced Taser will feel dazed for several seconds and will suffer an instant loss of neuromuscular control and ability to perform coordinated actions, which forces them to the ground, making them unable to continue with any violent actions. Recovery is fast and the effects peak at the very instant that the M26 shuts off. Yet, the Advanced Taser's low electrical amperage and short duration of pulsating current, ensures a non-lethal charge.

However, the best feature of this device is that it does not cause permanent damage or long-term after effects to muscles, nerves or other body functions. The only side effect is a slight skin irritation where the probes make contact.

Before officers are allowed to carry the Air Taser, they must successfully complete a 4 hour course of instruction on the Air Tasers which includes both written and practical testing, including being subjected to several charges themselves.

Dictation Equipment

While most agencies require that officers either handwrite or type reports, Bellevue Police Officers now dictate nearly all of their reports into a computerized system, sometimes while still at the scene of the crime. The system is accessible from any push button telephone or through digital hand-held recorders. By dictating reports, officers complete them very quickly, thereby increasing the time they spend on patrol.

At the end of the day, officers download their reports from handheld recorders into our computer system. The reports are then sent to the records division, transcribed and ready for the officer's review.