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{ Mission Statement }   { Meet the Staff }   

Meet the staff of the Wayne Police Department

 

Chief of Police  LANCE WEBSTER

Birthplace:  Enid, Oklahoma

Started in Law Enforcement:  1977

Became employed with Wayne P.D.:  1995

Education and Training:  I hold an A.A. degree from Mid-Plains Community College with additional course work at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.  I am a certified Law Enforcement Supervisor and Manager and a Firearms Instructor and Emergency Medical Technician.

Hobbies:  I enjoy reading-mostly history, watching NFL football, camping, and collecting pigs.

 

Personal Message

Always set goals and challenge yourself to attain them.  A person who fails to plan, plans to fail.  Anyone in Wayne can achieve any level of greatness they choose to.

 

 

 

Lieutenant  PHIL SHEAR

Birthplace:  Los Angeles, California

Started in Law Enforcement:  1982

Became employed with Wayne P.D.:  2000

Hobbies:  Weightlifting, fishing, football, and baseball.

Previous employers:  Bakersfield, CA Police Department,

                                     Friend, NE Police Department

 

 

 

 

Sergeant  MARLEN CHINN

Birthplace:  Wayne, Nebraska

Started in Law Enforcement:  1986

Became employed with Wayne P.D.:  1989

Education and Training:  Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center-Certified in 1987.

Hobbies:  Woodworking and carpentry.

 

Personal Message

Be fair and treat others like you want to be treated.

 

 

 

Officer  RICK HAASE

Birthplace:  Wayne, Nebraska

Started in Law Enforcement:  1999

Became employed with Wayne P.D.:  1999

Education and Training:  Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center Certified, Interview and Interrogation trained, Tactical Drug Law Enforcement trained, Trained in examining methamphetamines, Courtroom Performance, RID Methamphetamines trained, and certified in Bicycle Patrol.

Hobbies:  Drag racing, weightlifting, and riding bikes.

 

Personal Message

The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray.             Proverbs 12:26

 

 

 

Officer  BRIAN SWANSON

Birthplace:  Emerson, Nebraska

Started in Law Enforcement:  2000

Became employed with Wayne P.D.:  2000

Education and Training:  Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center Certified, Training in Examining Methamphetamines, Rave Drugs, Kenesic Interview and Interrogations, Spanish Translation, Bike Patrol, Winning Courtroom Confrontations, and Pressure Point and Control Tactics.

Hobbies:  I enjoy hunting, fishing, sports activities, and spending time with my family and friends.

 

Personal Message

Never pass up the chance to help others, for some day it may be you who needs help.

 

 

 

Officer  JESSICA BENOIT

Birthplace:  Tacoma, Washington

Started in Law Enforcement:  2003

Became employed with Wayne P.D.:  2003

Education and Training:  Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice Law Enforcement and Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center Certified.

Hobbies:  I like to participate in a variety of activities.

 

Personal Message

You need to be true to yourself, and to do that, you need to follow your heart.  Be yourself, and don't cave into peer pressure.  Stay off drugs and it will help you achieve your goals in life.

 

 

 

Officer  GERALD KLINETOBE

Birthplace:  Osmond, Nebraska

Started in Law Enforcement:  2002

Became employed with Wayne P.D.:  2002

Education and Training:  Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center Certified.

Hobbies:  Basketball, football, and rock climbing.

 

Personal Message

The only unachievable goal is the goal that is not attempted.

 

 

 

Officer  ED FOOTE

Birthplace:  Wayne, Nebraska

Started in Law Enforcement:  Military 1985/Civillian 1999

Became employed with Wayne P.D.:  2001

Previous Employers:  US Air Force and Thurston County Sheriff's Office

Education and Training:  Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center Certified and Pressure Point Control Tactics Instructor.

Hobbies:  Camping, fishing, and hunting.

Career Goals:  To be a better Officer and to learn something new everyday.

 

Personal Message

Be true to yourself and fair with others.

 

 

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