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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office fired a deputy for violating its policy.Officials said the sheriff’s office learned of a law enforcement investigation into 23-year-old Nolan Dudik last December.Nebraska State Patrol confirmed to KETV that they have an active investigation involving Dudik. The state patrol said it is a U.S. Attorney’s case.Sheriff Aaron Hanson started an internal investigation, which determined Dudik committed policy violations, and he was fired earlier this month.Dudik was first hired as a Douglas County deputy in 2023. In July 2025, he was assigned as a school resource officer at Omaha Westview High School. According to the school, he last worked at Westview High in December 2025.”Our top priority is always the safety and well-being of the students we serve. We take our high standards and expectations for staff conduct, including our contracted partners, most seriously,” Westview High School Principal Thomas Lee said in a letter to families. Lee added in the letter that if anyone has any questions, they can call the school at 531-299-3040.Hanson said in his years of service, he had no disciplinary history.Officials said the law enforcement investigation was initially limited to Dudik’s personal, off-duty conduct outside of Douglas County. However, the sheriff’s office said an update to the law enforcement investigation is now looking into Dudik’s on-duty behavior.Officials said they can’t share the specifics of his actions or the investigation at this time.The sheriff’s office said it is working with the investigating agency. At this point, the sheriff’s office said it is not aware of any victims in Douglas County.Hanson said he has zero tolerance for personnel acting in a way that compromises the integrity of the office or the trust of the public.He added that Dudik, a now-former employee, failed to meet his standards.If you have any information about inappropriate behavior by Dudik, you are asked to call the Douglas County sheriff’s tip line at 402-444-6000 or Omaha Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office fired a deputy for violating its policy.
Officials said the sheriff’s office learned of a law enforcement investigation into 23-year-old Nolan Dudik last December.
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Nebraska State Patrol confirmed to KETV that they have an active investigation involving Dudik. The state patrol said it is a U.S. Attorney’s case.
Sheriff Aaron Hanson started an internal investigation, which determined Dudik committed policy violations, and he was fired earlier this month.
Dudik was first hired as a Douglas County deputy in 2023. In July 2025, he was assigned as a school resource officer at Omaha Westview High School. According to the school, he last worked at Westview High in December 2025.
“Our top priority is always the safety and well-being of the students we serve. We take our high standards and expectations for staff conduct, including our contracted partners, most seriously,” Westview High School Principal Thomas Lee said in a letter to families.
Lee added in the letter that if anyone has any questions, they can call the school at 531-299-3040.
Hanson said in his years of service, he had no disciplinary history.
Officials said the law enforcement investigation was initially limited to Dudik’s personal, off-duty conduct outside of Douglas County.
However, the sheriff’s office said an update to the law enforcement investigation is now looking into Dudik’s on-duty behavior.
Officials said they can’t share the specifics of his actions or the investigation at this time.
The sheriff’s office said it is working with the investigating agency. At this point, the sheriff’s office said it is not aware of any victims in Douglas County.
Hanson said he has zero tolerance for personnel acting in a way that compromises the integrity of the office or the trust of the public.
He added that Dudik, a now-former employee, failed to meet his standards.
If you have any information about inappropriate behavior by Dudik, you are asked to call the Douglas County sheriff’s tip line at 402-444-6000 or Omaha Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
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