Grand Island police made 56.8% more traffic stops in 2025 JEFF BAHR Feb 10, 2026 Feb 10, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Grand Island police officers made 56.86% more traffic stops in 2025 than they did the previous year.kAmx? a_ad[ EC277:4 DE@AD E@E2=65 `d[efb[ 4@>A2C65 E@ h[hha :? a_ac]k^AmkAm%96 A@=:46 56A2CE>6?EVD >2:? 7@4FD 7@C a_ad QH2D E@ >2<6 DFC6 E92E 2== @77:46CD >256 EC277:4 DE@AD 2?5 5:5 :?G6DE:82E:@?D[ 3642FD6 E96D6 @77:46CD E92E H6 92G6 ?@H 92G6 4@>6 FA E9C@F89 E96 r~'xs J62CD[ 2?5 E92E H2D 2 ?@\4@?E24E A6C:@5[Q r9:67 z6G:? s6??6J D2:5]k^AmkAm~?6 @7 E96 Q7F?52>6?E2= E9:?8D E92E J@F 5@ 2D 2 A@=:46 56A2CE>6?E :D J@F 2C6 G:D:3=6 :? J@FC A2EC@==:?8[ J@F 2?DH6C 42==D 7@C D6CG:46[ 2?5 J@F >2<6 EC277:4 DE@AD[Q s6??6J D2:5]k^Am People are also reading… Daughter of Dundee Double Shot owner was a loving mother, neighborhood's 'coffee girl' Western Nebraska Football Top 5s: Full slate starts Thursday Former Nebraska running back scores first NFL preseason touchdown Recent real estate transactions in the Lincoln area Former Nebraska quarterback plays in NFL preseason loss Former Nebraska football coach named archenemy of old Big 12 rival Former Nebraska cornerback leaves the Cincinnati Bengals for Hollywood Former Penn State transfer Tikey Hayes dismissed from Nebraska Lincoln police captain suspended after allegedly leaving toddler inside locked van Dan Osborn staffers infiltrated small Nebraska political party and tried to dissolve it Nebraska volleyball red-white live updates, stats and highlights Former Nebraska quarterback struggles in NFL preseason game Nebraska basketball to host four-star power forward this September New lead prompts fresh investigation into Regina Bos’ 2000 disappearance Lincoln police looking for 16-year-old boy, have concerns for his 'safety' kAm$@ s6??6J H2?E65 E@ >2<6 DFC6 EC277:4 DE@AD H6C6 @?6 @7 E96 56A2CE>6?EVD 7@4FD6D 7@C a_ad]k^AmkAmx? 4@?;F?4E:@? H:E9 E96 C:D6 :? EC277:4 DE@AD[ s6??6J A@:?E65 E@ 2 `a]deT 5C@A :? E96 244:56?E C2E6] %96 4:EJ 925 ace 76H6C 4@==:D:@?D :? a_ad] %96 7:8FC6 5C@AA65 7C@> `[hdh :? a_ac E@ `[f`b :? a_ad]k^Am "Our goal is not only to respond to crime but to prevent it," Grand Island Police Chief Kevin Denney said in a news release Friday. JOSH SALMON, THE INDEPENDENT kAmQ$@ x E9:?< H96? E96 AF3=:4 D66D >@C6 C65 2?5 3=F6 =:89ED @FE E96C6 >2<:?8 EC277:4 DE@AD[ x E9:?< E96JVC6 2 =:EE=6 >@C6 42C67F=[ 2?5 x E9:?< E92EVD 96=A65 4@?EC:3FE6 E@ E96 C65F4E:@? :? E96 244:56?E C2E6 2D H6==[Q s6??6J D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 56A2CE>6?EVD a_ad rC:>6 #2E6 x?:E:2E:G6 D9@HD E92E @G6C2== 4C:>6 :?4:56?ED C@D6 _]``T[ 658:?8 FA 7C@> b[eec :? a_ac E@ b[eeg :? a_ad]k^Am kAmr2==D 7@C D6CG:46 C@D6 ab]acT[ 4=:>3:?8 7C@> be[a`` :? a_ac E@ cc[eae =2DE J62C]k^AmkAmrC:>6D 282:?DE A6@A=6 H6C6 5@H? c]cbT[ 7C@> `[`_f :? a_ac E@ `[_dg :? a_ad]k^AmkAmrC:>6D 282:?DE AC@A6CEJ 5C@AA65 a]``T[ 7C@> `[ghg :? a_ac E@ `[gdg =2DE J62C]k^Am kAmqFE 4C:>6D 282:?DE D@4:6EJ C@D6 `c]``T[ 7C@> edh :? a_ac E@ fda :? a_ad]k^AmkAmw@H 5@6D s6??6J[ H9@ 42>6 E@ vC2?5 xD=2?5 :? s646>36C @7 a_aa[ 766= 23@FE E96 @G6C2== ?F>36CDnk^AmkAmQ(6==[ x H@F=5 D2J xV> 92AAJ H:E9 E96 H2J E9:?8D 92G6 8@?6 E96 =2DE E9C66 J62CD[Q 96 D2:5] Q%96 a_ad ?F>36CD 2C6 A2CE:2==J 2 C6DF=E @7 @FC DE277:?8 =6G6=D 4@>:?8 324< 2?5 @FC @77:46CD 36:?8 7@4FD65 @? EC277:4 DE@AD[ H9:49 x E9:?< 92D J:6=565 2 E6>A@C2CJ 3F>A FA :? 4C:>6D 282:?DE D@4:6EJ[ H9:49 :D 7:?6 3642FD6 H6VC6 E2<:?8 >@C6 5CF8D 2?5 8F?D @77 E96 DEC66ED @7 vC2?5 xD=2?5[ 2?5 x E9:?< E92EVD 2 8@@5 E9:?8]Qk^Am kAms6??6J 2EEC:3FE65 E96 C:D6 :? 4C:>6D 282:?DE D@4:6EJ E@ EH@ 724E@CD] ~?6 @7 E96> H2D E96 :?4C62D6 :? EC277:4 DE@AD]k^AmkAmQ(96? J@F >2<6 >@C6 EC277:4 DE@AD[ J@F 92G6 2 E6?56?4J E@ 7:?5 >@C6 ?2C4@E:4D 2?5 E9:?8D =:<6 E92E[Q s6??6J D2:5]k^Am kAmQ%96 @E96C E9:?8 E92E H6 5:5 H2D H6VC6 G6CJ AC@24E:G6 H96? :E 4@>6D E@ 9F>2? EC277:4<:?8 2?5 D6I EC277:4<:?8[Q 96 D2:5]k^AmkAmq@E9 AC@323=J 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ :?4C62D:?8 E96 ?F>36C @7 4C:>6D 282:?DE D@4:6EJ[ 96 D2:5]k^Am kAmQqFE 2D 2 A@=:46 49:67[ x H@F=5 C2E96C 86E E96 A65@A9:=6D[ E96 D6I EC277:4<6CD 2?5 E96 5CF8 EC277:4<6CD @77 E96 DEC66E] $@ :7 E92E ?F>36C 8@6D FA 2 =:EE=6 3:E E6>A@C2C:=J 3642FD6 H6VC6 >2<:?8 2? 25;FDE>6?E 2?5 H6VC6 92G:?8 >@C6 DE277:?8 7@4FD65 @? E92E[ E96? xV> 92AAJ H:E9 5@:?8 E92E 3642FD6 x E9:?< :? E96 4@>:?8 J62CD[ J@FV== D66 E92E DE2E:DE:4 DE2CE E@ 8@ 5@H?[ 3642FD6 H6VC6 C2:D:?8 E96 E6>A6C2EFC6 96C6 :? vC2?5 xD=2?5 7@C E9@D6 <:?5D @7 @776?56CD E@ =6E E96> <?@H E96JVC6 ?@E H6=4@>6 96C6 :? vC2?5 xD=2?5]Qk^Am kAms6??6J E9:?<D E92E @G6C E96 ?6IE 76H J62CD[ E96 4:EJ H:== D66 2 4@?E:?F2E:@? @7 E96 C65F4E:@? :? 4C:>6]k^Am kAmQ(6VC6 8@:?8 E@ 86E DA64:2=:K65 D64E:@?D H@C<:?8 @? 49C@?:4 @776?56CD[ 2?5 H6VC6 8@:?8 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ >2<6 EC277:4 DE@AD 2?5 5@ :?G6DE:82E:@?D H:E9 E96 6IEC2 DE277:?8 E92E H6 92G6] p?5 x E9:?< E92EVD 8@:?8 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ 5C:G6 4C:>6 5@H? @G6C E96 ?6IE 76H J62CD]Qk^AmkAms6??6J D2:5 96VD QC62==J 92AAJ 2?5 E92?<7F=Q E@ E96 r:EJ r@F?4:= 7@C Q2==@H:?8 FD E96 6BF:A>6?E 2?5 E96 DE277:?8 =6G6=D] (6VG6 3F:=E E96 DE277:?8 =6G6=D 324<] (6 92G6 2 G6CJ H6==\6BF:AA65 A@=:46 56A2CE>6?E[ 2?5 xV> ;FDE AC@F5 @7 E96 DFA6CG:D:@? E92E H6VG6 AFE :? A=246 2?5 E96 A@=:46 @77:46CD E92E H6 92G6 :? E9:D 4@>>F?:EJ[ 3642FD6 E96JVC6 5@:?8 2 8C62E ;@3[ 2?5 E96JVC6 8@:?8 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ 5@ 2? 6G6? 36EE6C ;@3 :? a_ae 2?5 a_af]Qk^Am kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6[ E96 a_ad rC:>6 #2E6 x?:E:2E:G6 7@4FD65 @?ik^AmkAm• %2C86E65 A2EC@=D :? 9:89\24E:G:EJ 2C62D]k^AmkAm• x?4C62D65 EC277:4 6?7@C46>6?E 2?5 G:D:3:=:EJ]k^AmkAm• r@==23@C2E:@? H:E9 4@>>F?:EJ A2CE?6CD 2?5 ?6:893@C9@@5 8C@FAD]k^AmkAm• !C@24E:G6 :?G6DE:82E:@?D E:65 E@ C6A62E @776?56CD 2?5 6>6C8:?8 EC6?5D]k^Am kAm• r@?E:?F65 :?G6DE>6?E :? 52E2 2?2=JD:D E@ 8F:56 56A=@J>6?E 2?5 AC6G6?E:@?]k^Am Grand Island Police Chief Kevin Denney and Office Manager Cindy Wampole address the Grand Island Rotary Club on Sept. 30, 2025. R.J. POST, THE INDEPENDENT 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Daughter of Dundee Double Shot owner was a loving mother, neighborhood's 'coffee girl' Connie Lang will take some time off from Dundee Double Shot Coffee after the death of her daughter, Kerrey Beacom. Kerrey worked at the shop f… Former Nebraska running back scores first NFL preseason touchdown Former Nebraska running back Emmett Johnson found the end zone in his second NFL preseason game on Saturday. Recent real estate transactions in the Lincoln area A look at recent property transfers in the Lincoln area. Former Nebraska quarterback plays in NFL preseason loss This story was updated to correct misspellings. A former Nebraska quarterback made his 2026 preseason debut on Thursday. Former Nebraska football coach named archenemy of old Big 12 rival A former Nebraska football coach was recently named the archenemy of a Big 12 rival. ESPN named Tom Osborne as the archenemy of the Kansas Sta… Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video City announces developments for Urban Core Housing Fund Kearney blue-gold Kearney blue-gold Kearney veteran event Kearney veteran event Leo Lonnie Orchestra Leo Lonnie Orchestra
Daughter of Dundee Double Shot owner was a loving mother, neighborhood's 'coffee girl' Connie Lang will take some time off from Dundee Double Shot Coffee after the death of her daughter, Kerrey Beacom. Kerrey worked at the shop f…
Former Nebraska running back scores first NFL preseason touchdown Former Nebraska running back Emmett Johnson found the end zone in his second NFL preseason game on Saturday.
Recent real estate transactions in the Lincoln area A look at recent property transfers in the Lincoln area.
Former Nebraska quarterback plays in NFL preseason loss This story was updated to correct misspellings. A former Nebraska quarterback made his 2026 preseason debut on Thursday.
Former Nebraska football coach named archenemy of old Big 12 rival A former Nebraska football coach was recently named the archenemy of a Big 12 rival. ESPN named Tom Osborne as the archenemy of the Kansas Sta…
