Omaha Police Department
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| Motto | To Serve & Protect |
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| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Sworn members | 821 |
| Agency executive | Todd Schmaderer, Chief of police |
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| Stations | 6 |
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The Omaha Police Department, commonly known as the OPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Omaha, Nebraska. It is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The OPD is the largest law enforcement agency in the State of Nebraska.
The OPD has 821 sworn officers covering an area of 118.9 square miles (308 km2) and a population of 446,599 people (2014 census estimate) within city limits.
Police Chief Todd Schmaderer has served as chief of police since 2012. He was appointed by the mayor with approval by the Omaha City Council, as are all police chiefs. There are four deputy chiefs who are responsible for the Uniform Patrol Bureau, Criminal Investigations Bureau, Police Services Bureau and the Executive Services Bureau. Below the chief in rank are four deputy chiefs, who have an area of responsibility within the department.
Name
Dates
Todd R. Schmaderer
2012–Present
David L. Baker (interim)
2012-2012
Alex N. Hayes
2009-2012
Eric W. Buske
2008-2009
Thomas H. Warren, Sr.
2003-2008
Alan F. Pepin (interim)
2003-2003
Donald L. Carey
1998-2003
Charles J. Circo (interim)
1997-1998
James N. Skinner
1989-1997
Robert C. Wadman
1982-1989
Jack D. Swanson
1981-1982
Elwin Lewis Stokes
1981-1981
Richard R. Andersen
1967-1981
Lester K. Smith
1965-1966
C. Harold Ostler
1957-1964 and 1966-1967
Harry N. Green
1954-1957
Henry Boesen
1951-1954
Fred Franks
1948-1950
Robert Munch
1947-1948
Paul Haze
1944-1947
Bob Samardick
1935-1936 and 1944-1944
George W. Allen
1932-1935
John J. Pszanowski
1928-1932 and 1936-1944
Charles VanDeusen
1924-1928
Peter Dillon
1923-1924
Marshal Eberstein
1918-1921
Michael Dempsey
1918-1918 and 1921-1923
Henry W. Dunn
1912-1918
J. J. Donahue
1899-1912
Con Gallegher
1897-1898
Al Sigwart
1895-1897
Martin J. White
1895-1895 and 1898-1899
Webber S. Seavey (Omaha’s First Police Chief)
August 1887 - June 1895
Webber Seavey, Omaha Police Department's first chief, Founded the International Association of Chiefs of Police in 1893. In 1982 Robert C Wadman was the first Chief to be appointed from outside the ranks of the Omaha Police Division. He was Utah Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety and served until 1989. Thomas Warren, named by Mayor Mike Fahey in 2003 was the first African American to serve as Chief in the Omaha Police Department. He served until 2008.
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