Clay County Sheriff's Office - Nebraska

04/13/2026

PRESS RELEASE
April 13th, 2026

04/13/2026

UPDATE:
The situation has been resolved.

🚨 Harvard 🚨
There is an active law enforcement situation. Please avoid the area of North Clay Ave, north of 11th Street/ Road 320.

04/10/2026

We are pleased to announce that Chief Deputy Kreighton Baxter has been appointed to the Nebraska Domestic Abuse Death Review Team (DADRT).
The Nebraska Domestic Abuse Death Review Team, which is coordinated through the Nebraska Attorney General's Office, is a multidisciplinary group that reviews domestic abuse related deaths across the state. The team works to identify patterns, improve agency responses, and develop recommendations aimed at preventing future tragedies and enhancing victim safety.
Our office is extremely proud and honored to bring the valuable rural community experience to this statewide effort.

04/05/2026

This is a SCAM!!! Do not scan the QR code.

03/31/2026

🚨🚨🔥👨‍🚒 Ok folks, just as a reminder. There is ZERO Tolerance for open burning of trash, yard debris, etc until April 10th when the Executive Order, put in place by the State of Nebraska, is set to expire. You will receive a fine for intentional burning at any point during the Statewide burn ban.

We have assisted with 2 calls tonight of illegal burning. We know the wind died down, but it is gonna wreak havoc tomorrow. Regardless, if you do not have a legal burn permit, in which you cannot obtain currently, you are illegally burning. Please help us help you and our communities by sharing this word with those that may not have social media.

03/21/2026

We’ve received several inquiries into the police presence in Harvard earlier this afternoon. While we cannot comment on the details of the case, we can assure the community that there was not and is not an active threat to the public. This was a multiagency investigation involving the Tri-Cities Drug Enforcement Team (Trident) that we are not lead on, but were asked to assist with.

03/17/2026

⚠️FAIRFIELD⚠️
Tomorrow, March 18th 2026, members of the Central Nebraska Special Response Team will be in town for training. You will notice a large police presence from several agencies, mainly on the south west side of town. THIS IS A TRAINING EXERCISE ONLY.

03/17/2026

What an incredible honor! Thank you to our great partners with EnCourage Advocacy Center. Your dedication to victim advocacy doesn’t go unnoticed.

We've started a new quarterly Community Partner enCouragement Program. Once a quarter, enCourage Advocacy Center staff will select an outstanding Nonprofit Community Partner who has supported Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Survivors with their services and resources in our 4-county service area. The quarterly winning nonprofit will receive a coffee order for their office from Daily Dose Coffee in Hastings.
The 2026 Q1 Community Partner enCourage staff has chosen to recognize the Clay County Sheriff's Office for their outstanding dedication to supporting survivors of violence.

02/20/2026

Deputies, in collaboration with Hastings Police Department K9 Officer Gardner, carried out a school walkthrough at Harvard Public Schools today. We thank our law enforcement partners at HPD for their role in ensuring our children's safety.

02/13/2026

We are extremely proud to announce this project after over a year of preparation and research by Deputy Robbins.

01/05/2026

UPDATE:
The juvenile has been located safely!

UPDATE: JUVENILE HAS BEEN LOCATED SAFELY

🚨 RUNAWAY JUVENILE 🚨
Our office is looking for the publics help with any information on the whereabouts of a runaway juvenile. William Meyer of Sutton, Nebraska left sometime between 10pm Saturday, January 3rd, and 8am Sunday, January 4th, 2026. He is a 14 year old 5’8” male who weighs roughly 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing dark sweatpants, a grey zip up hoodie, and the same hat he is pictured to be wearing in the photo below. He is also traveling with a yellow lab dog.
If you have any information about William, please contact our office.