A Coloradan chased for speeding on I-80 possessed drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to the Nebraska State Patrol report.
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KPD Chief Gabe Kowalek said he was proud of the safe manner in which officers took the suspect into custody while protecting bystanders.
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The driver was arrested. Bail is set at $2 million, and a preliminary hearing is set for March 12, according to court records.
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Jamie Kruger, age 40, was the mother of the three children under age 12 who were shot. The injuries to the children were believed to be non-life-threatening.
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The jury found Todd guilty of 23 counts of official misconduct and one count of making a false statement under oath. All of the charges are misdemeanors.
The 34-year-old was sentenced to 210 months in prison.
Since the start of 2025, 18 York County deputies have been assaulted in the line of duty.
Defense lawyers have asked for a short prison term, if any time in custody is required at all, for the first Drug Enforcement Administration agent in Western New York convicted of protecting drug traffickers.
The 35-year-old faces two counts of attempted first degree intentional homicide and five counts of first degree recklessly endangering safety, among other charges.
According to a criminal complaint, Pleasant Prairie police officers were dispatched to the 5400 block of 80th Street in the Village of Pleasant Prairie at about 9:07 p.m. for a motor vehicle accident.
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He is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on Jan. 7, 2026.
No major injuries were reported.
His cash bond has been set at $75,000 and he is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Dec. 26.
On Nov. 26, KPD responded to a residence on 30th Avenue to investigate a tip about a TikTok video where a teen reportedly said, "December 16th, it's going down."
According to statements from BPD, officers had learned that Dustin A. Anderson and Addison D. Wilson were allegedly bringing a distribution-sized amount of methamphetamine was coming to Beatrice from Columbia, Missouri.
Prosecutors want disgraced former DEA Agent Joseph Bongiovanni to receive 15 years in prison for using his position as a special agent to tip off drug traffickers about investigations and informants. He'll be sentenced next month.
The 29-year-old was taken into custody Nov. 17 after deputies sought the public's help in locating him.
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Convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard, and escaped from the state pen on March 13, 1912.
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Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady has seen his share of crimes in a career that spanned more than 40 years. Here are is his 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln's history.
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