Kelsey covers health and fitness for The World-Herald. Coloradoans include one from Wheat Ridge and one from Evans. Thousands in meth, cocaine, other drugs seized in Lincoln drug bust UPDATE: 12 arrested as part of Central Nebraska drug task force operation. First responders train for drug busts and homemade explosives Detectives with the Hastings Police Department spotted Hartman on Oct. 7 during an investigation into possible drug activity at 315 N. Saunders Ave., according to the arrest affidavit. Lincoln, NE . HASTINGS, Neb. Two Hershey residents were charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The arrests were made late Friday afternoon. The five Hastings residents are Jesus Aguirre, 21, 311 N. Kerr St.; Gilbert Gomez Jr., 27, 820 S. Pine Ave., Trailer 31; Gilbert Gomez Sr., 45, 1911 W. Third St.; Martin Gomez, 49, 306 S. New York Ave., and Monica Gomez, 47, 1911 W. Third St. All five are charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams of more of methamphetamine. A year-long investigation into methamphetamine distribution led to the arrests and indictments, 60 at the federal level and four state charges. NOTES: Hold #2 Contempt Of Court. He was also in possession of drug paraphernalia and less than one ounce of marijuana. Law enforcement officers were seen around this house at 1915 W. Second St. in Grand Island on Thursday morning. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Jesus J. Quezada, 23, was charged with two counts of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. 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(KSNB) - Two Hastings residents are behind bars for child abuse after police find a controlled substance inside their home. One of the demos that were doing out here, its called a field screening kit and its very simple things like, one test, its an explosive test, so basically you take an unknown powder you put it in a glass, watch glass, so its like a little saucer, Clark said. 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The trio was arrested at approximately 6:10 a.m. Thursday at 1202 12th Avenue after an ongoing, joint investigation involving members of the Central Nebraska Drug and Safe Streets Task Force. Tags: cocaine, crime, drug bust, drugs, Lincoln Police, LPD, meth, narcotics task force. The arrests were made around the North Platte and Ogallala areas. During the traffic stop, a drug-sniffing dog detected the odor of a controlled substance inside the vehicle. Press Release Drug Task Force Operations Across Nebraska and Eastern Colorado Leads to One of the Largest Drug Busts in Nebraska History Monday, February 29, 2016 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nebraska Contact: Joe Jeanette (402) 699-2067 The U.S. Marshals Service assisted in the roundup of the fugitives. Around 1:30 p.m. Friday, Hastings Police Department was called out to the 1000 block of West Fifth Street for a male and juvenile female supposedly looking through neighbors window. Federal authorities and local law enforcement have completed the biggest drug sweep in Nebraska's history, U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg said Friday. Officers located a small bag of methamphetamine on the driver, identified as 29-year-old Brittney Stuck, of Kansas. Hastings Fire and Rescue was called to 708 W. 2nd St. at 11:26 p.m. Sunday. Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Police said Packer had been a fugitive for six months on the warrants. A smoke alarm in a nearby upstairs apartment alerted a tenant, who called 911 and reported that the awning of Bert's Pharmacy was on fire. I welcome news tips! Copyright 2021 KSNB. The WING task force covers 11 Panhandle counties (Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux). (KSNB) - Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested two California men after finding more than 170 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 80. - Francisco Gomez, 36, 1604 W. Third St. Friday arrests in Hastings drug investigation, Father, son charged with animal cruelty after hundreds of dead and dying cattle found on Lincoln County property. 31, Gilbert Gomez Sr. of 1911 W. Third St., Martin Gomez of 306 S. New York Ave. and Monica Gomez of 1911 W. Third St. were arrested Tuesday along with 59 others. Bert's Pharmacy in downtown Hastings destroyed by fire The baggies contained 54 blue morphine pills, another had 20 white hydrocodone pills and the third had a crystal substance, which was identified as meth. HPD also located drugs on passenger Shelly Stuck, 36, of Kansas. Theyre giving us a class on homemade explosives and clandestine drug labs. Dec 1, 2012 Updated Jan 31, 2017. Hastings meth bust leads to child abuse arrest, Sheriffs office investigating death of Hall county woman, False reports of school shootings all over Nebraska and the country, University of Nebraska Kearney students make valuable connections at Career and Internship Fair, UNK history professor uncovers Willa Cathers connections to campus, Kearney community, Next University of Nebraska Kearney Science Caf focuses on clinical trials in rural Nebraska, publicfile@ksnblocal4.com - (402) 467-4321. Jason Haase said officers were able to get the vehicle to stop in the 2200 block of N. Highway 281. "They're giving us a class on homemade explosives and clandestine drug labs. HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested two California men after finding more than 170 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 80. . Everyone loves a parade, especially when you are robbing a bank. Copyright 2020 KSNB. Local law enforcement officials made four arrests in a Hastings drug investigation Friday afternoon. Five live in Julesburg, Colo., and four are Scottsbluff residents. When fire crews arrived, flames and smoke were visible from the awning and the wall of Bert's . He is charged with possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine. There, they located less than a gram of suspected methamphetamine and a drug paraphernalia. I welcome news tips! The operation included the execution of four federal search warrants and one state search warrant in Grand Island, which resulted in the recovery of a significant amount of U.S. currency, more than two pounds of methamphetamine and a yet-to-be-determined amount of cocaine. Hastings meth bust leads to child abuse arrest - KSNB The arrests were made as part of a federal drug investigation. Court appearances for defendants arrested on federal charges will occur in Lincoln. Colorado law enforcement agencies included the Denver office of the FBI, the Holyoke Police Department and the Sedgwick County Sheriffs Department. Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane's office announced Thursday morning that criminal charges have been . Officer Gardner and K9 Kane were called out to search the area around the vehicle that Hartman and Packer were in. More Info. Please subscribe to keep reading. by Jordan Onwiler. Brian D. Martin, 33 of Hastings was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine). Around 1:30 p.m. Friday, Hastings Police Department was called out to the 1000 block of West Fifth Street for a male and juvenile female supposedly looking through . A search revealed a little more than 1 pound of meth. Drug Task Force Operations Across Nebraska and Eastern Colorado Leads According to Adams County court documents, a Hastings Police officer was traveling northbound on Highway 281 when he observed a white Chevy Silverado traveling fast southbound in the 4200 block of N. Highway 281. My experience has been good, said Max Stevens, firefighter EMT for the Hastings Fire Department.