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Officer Brown, Officer of the Second Quarter

The Excellence in Law Enforcement Committee selected Officer Brown as Officer of the Second Quarter of 2007. Officer Brown had demonstrated performance above and beyond that, which is routinely expected. Lt Chuck Clark nominated Brown.

During the 2nd Quarter, Ofc. Brown responded to the domestic violence call and acted to protect a female from an assault in progress. Officer Brown had been headed off-duty and the on-coming shift officers were making the response. Officer Brown responded anyway since he was closest. Before any back-up could arrive, he could hear the female being strangled inside the trailer. He attempted entry into the residence to save her and thus drew the suspect outside away from her. Officer Brown had to fight and subdue the suspect by himself and did so successfully.

Also during this quarter, Officer Brown was among a group of officers who received letters of commendation and thanks from LaVista Police Chief Bob Lausten for their volunteer work setting up a defensive tactics training area in the basement of the LaVista Police station that can be used by officers from all Sarpy agencies. Brown is committed to improving his own defensive tactics skills and assisting and encouraging other officers to do the same.

Brown is an FTO and has been active training our last groups of recruits. He serves as a Drug Recognition Exoert and makes DUID arrests. He is a chemical munition officer for the SWAT team. He is a competent senior officer that the rest of the shift respects. He is supportive of his fellow shift officers at work as he handles calls with them.

Honorable Mentions
2007 Officer of the Second Quarter

Those officers receiving honorable mention were Officers Gray, Meyer, and Reed, and Detective Jashinske.

Officer Gray was commended for watching a group of protestors who were protesting at a military funeral in Bellevue. The protestors tactics are known nation wide for being antagonistic. He was commended for keeping a cool and professional exterior while being videotaped by members of the group who ultimately broke a state statute, which ended in their arrest. Since this high profile arrest that received national attention, the police department has been inundated with letters and e-mails from all over the United States supporting our actions and thank us for our courage to stand up to a high profile group that others avoided confrontation with.

Detective Jashinske was commended for his work with internet crimes against children. Since his training, he has tried to get the ICAV Team together to catch on-line predators. The team has only been able to meet once in the last five months. Jashinske continued to try and get the team together, but nothing was ever scheduled. The team had a computer lab set up at LaVista PD and that is where he would have to go, to work on-line. Jashinske decided that he would like to get a computer lab set up at our department. He met a contact with the US Attorney’s Office and found out they had a spare computer that they were going to throw out. Jashinske was able to get the two year-old computer donated to our office. He wrote up a proposal and then met with the city’s IT department. He had a new internet connection set up so predators could not trace the computer to BPD. He did this while maintaining a caseload of 15 cases. This did not cost the city any money. Jashinske is now on-line in CIB and is sharpening his skills to set up an on-line operation.

Officer Meyer was commended by officers for his actions taken at Southgate Apartments during an officer assault. Meyer assisted two officers who were being assaulted. Due to Meyer’s quick actions, bravery, and physical skills, the assault was brought to a quick ending with the arrest of several suspects.

Officer Reed was commended by his supervisor for his dedication and work in the COPPS Unit. Since Reed has taken over the V.I.P.E.R. Unit he has recruited several members and has written a policy & procedure manual for the unit. Reed has also worked several neighborhood complaints and has handled these on and off duty without tying up patrol resources. Reed’s work with Southgate management has led to several evictions and the removal of basketball courts at Southgate, which were a burden to patrol.