(Omaha, NE) -- The Omaha Police Department has a new Executive Deputy Chief.
After interviews with interested candidates, Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer selected Deputy Chief Scott Gray as the department's Executive Deputy Chief. Deputy Chief Scott Gray is a 25-year veteran of the Omaha Police Department. He was promoted to Deputy Chief in 2017 and currently oversees the Uniform Patrol Bureau, the largest division of the department with nearly 550 officers.
OPD says Gray earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Lincoln, a Master’s Degree in Management/Organizational Leadership from American Military University, and a Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice from the University of Virginia. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Omaha and the Major Cities Chiefs Association, Police Executive Leadership Institute Session VII. Deputy Chief Gray is also currently participating in a fellowship program at Georgetown University’s Center for Juvenile Justice Reform.
Gray will begin his role as Executive Deputy Chief effective immediately.