Sgt. Jeff Payton is the Supervisor of the Criminal Investigations Division. Sgt. Payton has been with the department since 1985. Throughout his career, Sgt. Payton has been assigned as a road patrol officer, detective, narcotics officer and SWAT member. In addition to these duties, he also served as a training officer for firearms, defensive tactics and emergency vehicle operations. Sgt. Payton is originally from Oregon, but grew up in the Omaha Metro area. He attended Westside High School, University of Nebraska-Omaha and Boise State University. During his free time, Sgt. Payton enjoys family, friends, travel and tinkering with “stuff” that needs to be fixed.