What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(12) updates to this series since Updated
Two men suspected of attempting to steal a pickup truck in Springfield after stealing an SUV have been apprehended in Texas, according to the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday.
A 27-year-old Omaha man has been sentenced for selling a counterfeit Oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl that led to a man's death.Â
A 50-year-old homeless man was arrested Monday night on a felony warrant after he was seen jumping into the Missouri River near the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge.Â
Chief Deputy Douglas County Attorney Brenda Beadle said that no criminal charges are expected to be filed following the shooting death of a 40-year-old man early Tuesday near 51st and Q Streets in Omaha.Â
Deputies from the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office are asking for the public's help in identifying two males in connection with a vehicle theft and attempted vehicle theft last week.Â
Video surveillance shows an Omaha woman suspected in a 5-year-old boy's death left the boy in a vehicle for approximately seven hours while she went to work, prosecutors allege.Â
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday denied the appeal of a Texas man who raped and murdered a 61-year-old woman in Omaha.
An 11-year-old girl was taken to the hospital with extremely critical injuries on Thursday afternoon after she was hit by a car while riding an electric scooter, Omaha police said.Â
The foster mother of a five-year-old boy who died after being left in an SUV has been arrested, according to Omaha police.Â
Omaha police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old boy in foster care who was left in a hot SUV for multiple hours Wednesday.
A 56-year-old Omaha woman alleges her constitutional rights were violated when she was forcefully detained after refusing a search of her home.Â
Richard Gonzalez, a former Omaha police captain who pleaded guilty to a wide-ranging fraud scheme earlier this year, was released from federal prison on Wednesday.
The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling to dismiss defamation and other claims for a Catholic priest accused of sexual misconduct against the Archdiocese of Omaha on Friday.
