Courtesy of the North Platte Police Department

03/04/2014

00:11:07

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE

400 S COTTONWOOD NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

00:21:04

PLATE CHECK

W B ST /S ASH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

00:22:01

OTHER DISTURBANCE

300 W D ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

00:25:48

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

W 2ND ST /N GARFIELD AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

01:23:06

FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT

NORTH PLATTE, 1 NORTH PLATTE NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

01:48:02

AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT

AIRPORT, 5400 E LEE BIRD DR NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

04:50:31

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

E 12TH ST /N JEFFERS ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

05:58:29

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

2400 RODEO RD NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

07:03:18

ALARM BURGLAR NE SAFETY BOARD

100 N DEWEY ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

07:41:32

DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION

S JEFFERS ST /W E ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

08:00:17

B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING

300 E 3RD ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

08:10:18

DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION

E 8TH ST /N SILBER AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

08:11:37

LOOSE ANIMALS

2400 RODEO RD NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

08:19:21

PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT

E 5TH ST /N TABOR AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

09:04:06

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

2200 W 3RD ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

09:30:36

THEFT BY SHOPLIFTING

1400 S DEWEY ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

09:46:12

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

1400 S DEWEY ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

10:10:56

SPEEDING

400 N BUFFALO BILL AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

10:19:12

BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS

W 2ND ST /N BUFFALO BILL AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

10:41:12

CAT-STRAY FR CITIZEN

1400 N SYCAMORE ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

11:13:46

ASSIST OTHER AGENCY-GENERAL

NORTH PLATTE, 1 NORTH PLATTE NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

11:24:20

WELFARE CHECK

400 E 6TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

11:40:34

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

2500 W 5TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

11:38:47

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

1000 N JEFFERS ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

12:40:14

EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION

N VINE ST /W 4TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

12:51:06

THEFT BY EXER CONTROL-GAS FROM SELF SERV STATION

2600 EAGLES WINGS NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

13:14:23

CITIZEN ASSIST

2400 E 2ND ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

13:18:38

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

100 N DEWEY ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

13:55:43

NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323

W PHILIP AV /S JEFFERS ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

14:02:58

ASSIST OTHER AGENCY-GENERAL

1600 N BUFFALO BILL NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

14:05:15

NO PROOF OF INSURANCE

100 E 9TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

14:49:25

STANDBY TO PREV VIOLENCE

400 E D ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

14:53:26

FORGERY- 2ND DEGREE

NORTH PLATTE, 1 NORTH PLATTE NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

15:01:59

EXPIRED INTRANSIT TAGS

E PHILIP AV /S WELCH AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

15:03:09

FOUND PROPERTY

600 S DEWEY ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

15:17:41

OTHER DISTURBANCE

500 S WILLOW ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

15:32:45

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

800 E 9TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

15:34:00

SUSPICIOUS PERSON

N EASTMAN AV /E 9TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

15:54:39

ASSIST OTHER AGENCY-GENERAL

2300 W 17TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

16:17:26

RUNAWAY JUV MALE

1200 MCDONALD RD NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

16:35:47

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

700 UNION AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

18:00:13

LV SCENE OF ACC PROP DAMA

1400 S DEWEY ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

18:25:57

SUSPICIOUS PERSON

E 7TH ST /N WALNUT ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

18:51:28

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

19:13:20

GEN PARK & TRAFFIC

1400 S DEWEY ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

19:15:05

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

300 S DEWEY ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

19:20:13

CITIZEN ASSIST

400 W 1ST ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

19:41:37

SUSPICIOUS PERSON

E 10TH ST /N COTTONWOOD ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

19:43:12

MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS

E 9TH ST /N JEFFERS ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

19:57:18

SPEEDING

E 5th ST /N Jeffers ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103

03/04/2014

20:10:34

MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS

B ST / Jeffers ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

20:28:18

CITIZEN ASSIST

2400 W 9 APT NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103

03/04/2014

20:30:10

EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION

Phillip AV / Dewey ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

20:39:32

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

900 S BRYAN AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

20:54:52

THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- FROM BUILDING NO TRESPASS

1300 MCDONALD RD NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

20:58:59

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

600 E FRANCIS ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

21:05:50

MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS

W 9TH ST /N CARR AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

22:02:49

SPEEDING

700 N Jeffers NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103

03/04/2014

22:59:06

MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS

RODEO RD /N MILLS AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

23:07:56

OPER MV TO AVOID ARREST-FELONY

RODEO RD /N OAK ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/04/2014

23:26:14

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE-FEL

1000 N MADISON AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/05/2014

00:05:23

AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT

AIRPORT, 5400 E LEE BIRD DR NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/05/2014

00:16:16

NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323

W 8TH ST /N WILLOW ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/05/2014

00:16:55

NO PROOF OF INSURANCE

300 block W 9th NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103

03/05/2014

00:37:56

DRIVING LEFT OF CENTER

2100 block W 9th NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103

03/05/2014

01:09:49

TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS

12 / Jeffers NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103

03/05/2014

01:50:09

AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT

AIRPORT, 5400 E LEE BIRD DR NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/05/2014

06:13:22

OTHER DISTURBANCE

500 N PACIFIC ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/05/2014

06:47:29

AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT

LBF, 5400 E LEE BIRD DR NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/05/2014

07:31:02

TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL

W FRANCIS ST /S ASH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

03/05/2014

07:54:30

MOTORIST ASSIST

W 4TH ST /N WILLOW ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

The North Platte Public School Foundation has announced the winners of the 2014 North Platte High School Distinguished Alumni Award.

A committee composed of Foundation Directors, NPHS Administrators, NPHS Alumni and community members began the selection process in November.

This year’s recipients are:

Eliot Mack (Class of 1990) Outstanding Accomplishments in Engineering and Business

Eliot Mack is, to date, the youngest alumni to receive the award.

Graduating from NPHS in 1990, Mack received his Master of Science Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1996.

Mack has worked at Walt Disney Imagineering and iRobot.  In 2004, Mack followed his interests in visual effects and motion tracking and founded Lightcraft Technology, applying robotic techniques to the motion picture industry to create what would become the Previzion virtual studio system.

The Company recently won two prestigious awards, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 2013 Emmy Engineering Award and the Hollywood Post Alliance Engineering Excellence Award.

More information can be found on the company’s website, www.lightcrafttech.com.

Mike Swain (Class of 1972) Outstanding Accomplishments in Service to the North Platte Community and Law Enforcement

Mike Swain graduated with the class of 1972.

Swain received his Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice through Mid-Plains Community College, and later received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Criminal Justice through the University of Nebraska at Kearney.  He is also a graduate of the 149th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va.

Swain hired on to the North Platte Police Department as a cadet in 1973 and rose to the ranks of Investigator, Sergeant and Lieutenant before being promoted to Chief of Police in 2010.

Swain is the past president of the Police Officers Association of Nebraska, and a current member of the FBI National Academy Associates.

In 2012, Swain was appointed to the Nebraska Crime Commission by the Governor.

He is a certified driver instructor with both the Nebraska Safety Council and Traffic Safety Plus, and a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Moose Lodge.

Connie Cook (Class of 1970) Outstanding Accomplishments in Humanitarian Pursuits and Business

Connie Cook graduated with the Class of 1970.

Cook attended the University of Nebraska, and received her Bachelor of Science in Education.

She taught in public schools in various communities in Nebraska from 1974-1988 before moving to Washington.

In 1988, she founded her company, EMR Inc., and remains the Chief Executive Officer and sole owner.

EMR, Inc. is a company that offers a broad range of environmental services throughout the United States and internationally.  The company has won several awards over the years, including: Caring Corporation of Kansas, the Better Business Bureau’s Most Ethical Business Award, the Society of Military Engineers Subcontractor of the Year Award and the Burlington Norther Santa Fe’s Minority Supplier of the Year.

More information can be found on the company’s website, www.emr-inc.com.

The Foundation will recognize this year’s award winners at the “Education After Hours” event on April 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express in North Platte.

Advanced tickets can be reserved by contacting the Foundation at (308) 696-3325.

Tickets are $25 per person, or $20 for NPPS Staff.  The event will feature Hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and a silent and live auction.

The foundation will also be honoring the 2014 Teacher of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Staff Member of the Year at the event.

• Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
• Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. South wind 5 to 11 mph.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
• Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
• Friday: A slight chance of rain and sleet before 10am, then a slight chance of rain between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

(AP) — Nebraska’s state parks and recreational areas could see a new infusion of state cash for maintenance projects and upgrades.

Lawmakers voted 32-1 on Tuesday on a bill that would help pay for a $43 million backlog. The project list includes replacement water towers, new toilets and showers, and ensuring that facilities comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The bill by Sen. Bill Avery, of Lincoln, would rely on existing sales tax revenue from motor boats, personal water craft and all-terrain and utility vehicles. It would use $2.6 million in sales taxes in fiscal 2015, and $2.7 million the following year.

Nebraska has eight state parks, 59 state recreation areas and 10 state historical parks.

(AP) — Teenagers younger than 16 years old may soon be restricted from using indoor tanning beds in Nebraska.

Lawmakers on Tuesday gave first-round approval to a bill designed to reduce skin cancer risks. The bill by Sen. Jeremy Nordquist of Omaha would also require tanning facilities to post a sign warning that overexposure to ultraviolet radiation can cause premature skin aging and skin cancer.

Senators added an exemption for young teens if they are accompanied by a parent, and the parent signs a permission form each time their child tans.

The bill advanced on a 34-0 vote. The original legislation would have imposed a ban on users younger than 18.

(AP) — More charges have been filed against a 70-year-old Nebraska Panhandle woman accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from state wards.

Judy Widener, of Bayard, has been charged with nine felony and two misdemeanor counts of theft. She originally was arrested on one count of theft. She’s pleaded not guilty. Her trial is scheduled for early June.

Widener, the president of the Safe Haven Inc., was arrested in November following a Nebraska state auditor’s report that said she took for her personal use more $35,000 intended for court-appointed wards.

State Auditor Mike Foley says Widener used a complex array of credit cards and dozens of bank accounts containing more than $600,000 as part of her scheme.

(AP) — A 25-year-old Minatare man has been given three to five years in prison for vehicular homicide.

Christopher Perry was sentenced on Monday in Scotts Bluff County District Court.

Investigators say Perry was drunk on Sept. 20 when his vehicle struck one being driven by Shirley Kreman, of Bayard, about a mile east of Minatare on U.S. Highway 26. Kreman’s husband, 54-year-old Arlyn Kreman, was a passenger. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

(AP) — A 43-year-old woman accused of stealing and using customer account information while working at a Lexington convenience store has pleaded guilty.

Michelle Burkey is scheduled to be sentenced on April 28. Last week she pleaded guilty to attempted unauthorized use of a financial transaction device. Prosecutors had lowered the charge in return for Burkey’s plea.

Investigators say Burkey recorded customer account information while working as a clerk at the store. Two of the victims say they lost more than $2,700 total.

A North Platte juvenile has been charged with sexual assault after he allegedly assaulted an 11-year-old female.

According to Officer Rodney Brown, on January 16, 2014, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services received information that an 11-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted by a male juvenile who was 14-years-old, in early summer 2012.

Brown said that, while the juveniles aren’t related, they resided in the same home.

The victim was interviewed at the Bridge of Hope Child Advocacy Center, where she confirmed that the boy had sexually assaulted her at the residence.

On February 3, an investigator with the North Platte Police Department met with the suspect, now 16.

Following questioning, the investigator found probable cause to charge the boy with 1st degree sexual assault.

The State of Nebraska defines 1st degree sexual assault as:

(1) Any person who subjects another person to sexual penetration (a) without the consent of the victim, (b) who knew or should have known that the victim was mentally or physically incapable of resisting or appraising the nature of his or her conduct, or (c) when the actor is nineteen years of age or older and the victim is at least twelve but less than sixteen years of age is guilty of sexual assault in the first degree.

(2) Sexual assault in the first degree is a Class II felony. The sentencing judge shall consider whether the actor caused serious personal injury to the victim in reaching a decision on the sentence.

(3) Any person who is found guilty of sexual assault in the first degree for a second time when the first conviction was pursuant to this section or any other state or federal law with essentially the same elements as this section shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of twenty-five years in prison.

Brown said the juvenile was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center, where he was processed and released.

The Post is choosing not the name the suspect pending the filing of formal charges by the Lincoln County Attorney’s Office.

• Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
• Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a slight chance of snow between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 7 to 13 mph.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind around 11 mph.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.