Mark Martinez, the Democratic nominee for Douglas County Sheriff, supports the concept of community policing, which he learned from his father, Alfred Martinez, a longtime Omaha police officer. Martinez said his father practiced community policing before it was policy, treating people with respect and valuing the community.
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Martinez’s experience in the Omaha Police Department and as the United States Marshal for Nebraska has laid the foundation for his candidacy. He retired as a deputy police chief in 2009 and took over as Marshal in 2010, having been nominated by then-President Barack Obama.
