Ogallala Police Department

About

The Ogallala Police Department welcomes you to their Facebook page. Please feel free to pass along any ideas on what you would like to see here.

Mission

The police, as one of many departments of government, works toward creating a high quality of life in the community by actively working with citizens, elected and appointed officials and other government agencies to reduce crime and the fear of crime and to protect the lives and property of citizens from criminal act or traffic mishap. In order to accomplish our mission, we will concentrate our efforts on cooperative proactive crime prevention measures, engage in visible and directed patrol to deter crime and traffic problems; to utilize human initiative, systematic and thorough techniques and available technology to identify, apprehend and bring to justice criminal offenders; to recover and return stolen property to victims as quickly as possible, to move traffic as safely and expeditiously as possible, generally provide assistance to citizens in urgent situations, and to provide the highest level of public service directed toward community problem solving.

The department is responsible for the enforcement of all Federal Laws, State Laws, and City Ordinances within the corporate City limits.

The department will enforce the law in a fair and impartial manner, recognizing both the statutory and judicial limitations of police authority and the constitutional rights of all persons. It is not the role of the department to legislate, render legal judgements, or punish.

The department serves the people of the Ogallala by providing law enforcement service in a professional and courteous manner and it is to these people that the department is ultimately responsible.