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Captain John Vik, Patrol Division Commander - Lancaster County Sheriffs Office, NE
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Captain John Vik is a native of Lancaster County, Nebraska and began working in law enforcement through the military. He served in the 155th Security Forces Squadron of the Nebraska Air National Guard from 2001 – 2007 including time on active duty in support of Operations Noble Eagle & Enduring Freedom. He joined the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office in 2007 and graduated from the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center’s 167th Basic Training Academy.
During his career, Captain Vik has served in all sworn divisions within the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, including assignments as a Patrol Deputy, Field Training Officer, Criminal Investigator, Crash Reconstructionist, and Instructor. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2013 and then to Captain in 2017. Today, Captain Vik commands LSO’s Patrol Division, overseeing uniformed patrol operations throughout Lancaster County.
Captain Vik has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is a certified instructor for Georgetown University Law Center’s ABLE Program (Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement) and a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Captain Vik’s proudest accomplishments are his marriage and his fatherhood. He and his wife, Heather, live in Lancaster County with their four children.
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