Frequently Asked Questions

You may call and ask for permission to park on the street overnight in a restricted parking area. Details of the process may be found here.

Wayne's civil defense sirens are operated by the Police Department. They have three different signals you should know about:

Tornado/Storm Warning: Long steady siren in one tone for three minutes.
Fire: Alternating high/low tone for approximately three minutes.
Attack/Defense Alert:: Waving tone of short blasts for three minutes.
If you subscribe to cable television, turn on your television when sirens sound to hear the message from our police dispatchers.

The Police Department is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, including holidays and weekends. You may come to the Police Department in person to pay parking tickets, request services and get copies of police reports at any time.

The Police Department is located at:
306 Pearl St.
Wayne, NE 68787

On the first Monday of every month the sirens are tested at 10:00 am to ensure the City that they are in proper working order. If the siren sounds at any other time, please take cover and tune to local media sources to verify the purpose of the siren. Please do not call the police. If it is an actual emergency, the Communications Center staff will be extremely busy dispatching emergency rescue services. There are a limited number of incoming 9-1-1 lines, and many times the Department is flooded with calls asking what's going on with the sirens. When this happens, true emergency calls are not able to get through.

The Nebraska State Patrol provides frequently updated weather and road reports during the winter months. Call 5-1-1 from any phone to hear reports on road conditions.

For ANY emergency, simply call 9-1-1-. For routine, non-emergency services please call: Wayne County Sherriff: (402) 375-1911 Wayne Fire Department: (402) 375-1122 Providence Medical Center: (402) 375-3800 Nebraska State Patrol: (402) 471-4545 FBI: (402) 493-8688

There are many circumstances in which the department may be required to impound vehicles. If the department had cause to impound your vehicle, a record of the incident would be on file with the Wayne PD. Contact them with a vehicle description including the license plate number at 375-2626 to inquire about the vehicle. Before a towed vehicle is released, the owner will need to provide identification and pay all applicable impound and storage fees. You will also be required to pay any outstanding parking violations owed before the vehicle is released.