Chief of Police Ken Clary – Bellevue Times https://bellevuetimes.com A Fresh Look at the Oldest Community in Nebraska Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:11:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://bellevuetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-New-Favicon-Logo-Bellevue-Times-144x144-1-32x32.jpg Chief of Police Ken Clary – Bellevue Times https://bellevuetimes.com 32 32 Bellevue Police Department Officer and Detective of the Year Recognized https://bellevuetimes.com/bellevue-police-department-officer-and-detective-of-the-year-recognized/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:55:00 +0000 http://fwb.klk.temporary.site/?p=49970 As they do annually, the Excellence in Law Enforcement Committee (ELEC) met in January and selected the Bellevue Police Department Officer of the Year and Detective of the Year for 2024.  2024 OFFICER OF THE YEAR – Officer Dan Weber The ELEC selected Officer Dan Weber as the 2024 Officer of the Year. Throughout the...

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]]> Inaugural Mayor’s Youth Council Accepting Applications https://bellevuetimes.com/inaugural-mayors-youth-council-accepting-applications/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 http://fwb.klk.temporary.site/?p=27400 The Bellevue Police Department and the City of Bellevue have some exciting news to share.Beginning this fall semester, the inaugural ‘Mayor’s Youth Council’ will be established and willinclude high school students who live in Bellevue and attend Bellevue East, Bellevue West,Bryan High School, Papillion La Vista High School, as well as private and home school...

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]]> Bellevue Police Department Officer and Detective of the Year https://bellevuetimes.com/bellevue-police-department-officer-and-detective-of-the-year/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 http://fwb.klk.temporary.site/?p=23644 As they do annually, on Wednesday, January 10th, 2024, the Excellence in Law Enforcement Committee (ELEC) met and selected the Bellevue Police Department Officer of the Year and Detective of the Year for 2023. The ELEC selected Officer David Bafaro as the Officer of the Year. David had a spectacular year and was selected as...

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]]> Bellevue Police Department Snapshot of 2023 https://bellevuetimes.com/bellevue-police-department-snapshot-of-2023/ Sun, 28 Jan 2024 18:40:25 +0000 http://fwb.klk.temporary.site/?p=22696 The Bellevue Police Department (BPD) recently gathered crime statistics for 2023, including calls-for-service tracked by Sarpy County Emergency Communications Center. In reviewing these numbers, we realized a 9% increase in total calls-for-service, (51,077 in 2023, as compared to 46,781 in 2022 – which had stayed relatively static for several years). It should be noted that...

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]]> Loss of a Hero https://bellevuetimes.com/loss-of-a-hero/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:52:42 +0000 http://fwb.klk.temporary.site/?p=21697 The Bellevue Police Department was devastated by the loss of one of our own on the morning of Saturday, November 18th. Officer Chris Abbott had a medical emergency while at an event with his family. Despite early intervention by medical professionals, he did not survive this event. In honor of Chris, I thought it would...

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]]> Chief of Police Clary Reflects on BPD’s 2022 Year https://bellevuetimes.com/chief-of-police-clary-reflects-on-bpds-2022-year/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 06:02:48 +0000 http://fwb.klk.temporary.site/?p=12572 Thinking back on 2022, after our first full year of posting articles on The Bellevue Times, by all measures it was a very productive year at the Bellevue Police Department (BPD). There are numerous new and expanded services, as well as notable initiatives that we will continue to highlight as we move forward with future...

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]]> Bellevue Police Department First to Sign 30×30 Pledge https://bellevuetimes.com/blue-notes-bpd-first-to-sign-30x30-pledge/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:02:53 +0000 http://fwb.klk.temporary.site/?p=2912 On March 14th, the Bellevue Police Department is proudly hosting a one-day thought-provoking and empowering conference ‘Breaking Down Barriers – Women’s Conference’. Throughout history, women have been underrepresented in the realm of law enforcement – remaining at 12-13% since the mid-1980s. Even more disparate is the percentage of women in law enforcement leadership positions –...

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