Seward County Sheriff
Official: Michael Vance
Email: mvance@sewardcountyne.gov
Phone: (402)643-2359
FAX: (402) 643-4852
Location: 261 South 8th Street, Seward, NE 68434
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Divisions
The Seward County Sheriff’s Office is in charge of all civil and criminal process, Warrants, County and District Court security, DARE and a number of community service programs.
Administration
The Administration Division is made up by Sheriff Mike Vance, Captain T. Huntington, Captain P. Vyhlidal, Patrol Sergeant T. Schaefer, and Training Sergeant C. Becker.
Patrol
The Patrol Division is commanded by Captain Vyhlidal. The Division is staffed with 11 full time sworn uniformed Deputies. Deputies are responsible for the handling of all public calls for service including assistance calls, criminal investigations, traffic code enforcement, accident investigations, and local village ordinance enforcement.
The Patrol Division also assists with civil process to include paper service, arrest warrants, and court security.
Seward County covers an area of 576 square miles, has a population of approximately 16,750 people and covers 13 cities, villages and unincorporated communities.
Part-Time
There are currently four part-time Deputies that assist the Patrol Division on an on-call basis. All part-time deputies hold full certification from the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center.
DARE
The Seward County Sheriff's Office currently provides Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) to fifth & sixth grade students at Centennial and St. Paul schools in Utica, as well as Our Redeemer Lutheran School in Staplehurst every three years.
The Sheriff's Office has provided D.A.R.E. since 1991. Investigator L. M. Borges is currently providing the core class curriculum in 45 minute blocks, 10 weeks in a row during the third semester. The D.A.R.E. curriculum has been updated twice since it's inception and is available at K-4, Middle School and High School levels. There are also lessons at community and senior citizen levels.
For information please visit the national website by clicking here or contact Investigator Borges directly at the Seward County Sheriff's Office at 402-643-2359.
K-9
The K9 Unit currently consists of five K9's: K9 Eros, K9 Luc, K9 Keisy, K9 Balto, and K9 Mala.
Sheriff's Posse
The Seward County Sheriff’s Posse is not an official division of our office. The Sheriff’s Posse is a group of dedicated volunteers who provide assistance and support to the Seward County Sheriff’s Office with public relations, traffic control, herding cattle and many other requests made by our office.