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Outstanding, Officer Chramosta!There is no such thing as a routine call. The first call this morning for day shift was a unit call for a woman with labor pains. Officer Chramosta was the first to arrive and discovered that this was much more than labor pains and found that delivery of a baby was under way. The baby was delivered and both mother and baby are doing well. A little good natured ribbing took place when Officer Chramosta returned to the station where he was congratulated and presented a pretty pink cookie. On behalf of the Kearney Police Department, we offer our Congratulations to this family. Also, thank you to Good Samaritan paramedics for showing up so quickly!
Mark your calendars for December 21! Kearney Police Department's Seth Van Horn is aiming to raise $10,000 for Nebraska Special Olympics in his 10th year as Cop On Top.
Van Horn will go on top of Kearney’s Walmart Supercenter at 5411 Second Ave. at 3 p.m. Friday, December 21, and he hopes to be down the following night. Law enforcement volunteers, Special Olympics athletes and community members will be on the ground at the entrances of Walmart collecting donations for Van Horn.
Since November 1, 2018 Kearney Police Department has seen a spike in thefts from motor vehicles. There have been 37 reported thefts in this time frame. Most of the vehicles were unlocked and spare change was taken. Although we have received reports from all over the city, the majority of these thefts are focused along the center corridor of the city from east to west, south of 45th Street and north of 25th Street. Thefts from vehicles generally increase this time of year, however we have received more than usual this year. We are asking everyone to lock your vehicles and remove any valuables from them. Purses left in vehicles are a huge target and contain not just currency, but identification documents. If you see anyone suspicious loitering in your neighborhood, please give us a call at 308-237-2104 or 911.
If you have information as to the person(s) responsible for these thefts, call us or Buffalo County Crimestoppers at 308-237-3424. You can also report any information about this crime to the Buffalo County Crimestoppers web site at www.crimestoppers.buffalocounty-ne.us/.