John Brazda is the Director of the Victim Assistance Unit for the Douglas County Attorney’s Office. He has been with the Douglas County Attorney’s Office since December 2020. Previously he worked law enforcement for over 26 years, working in Uniformed Patrol, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Unit, Narcotics Detective and Sergeant, SWAT Tactical Commander and as a Task Force Sergeant for the Safe Streets Task Force of the FBI. Currently he oversees and supervises the staff of victim advocates and clerical staff within the Victim Assistance Unit. John is a member of the Douglas County Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Response Team. John has been on a statewide training team who provided training to law enforcement, prosecution, probation officers, child protective caseworkers, medical personnel and 911 dispatchers around the area of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Laramie is a newly certified facility dog, just placed with her handler, John Brazda to work at the Douglas County Attorney’s Office. She is a two-year-old Lab/Retriever mix. Canine Companions bred, trained and maintains ownership of Laramie until she retires. Laramie understands approximately 38 different commands and she is worth approximately $50,000. Laramie is a focused, chill facility dog while at work, who had the ability to calm people with just her loving personality and soft demeanor. When she is “off-duty”, Laramie loves to run, play with her canine brothers (Trio and Raider) and snuggle.