What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(4) updates to this series since Updated
An Omaha man accused of causing a Wednesday morning crash that ejected and killed a passenger in his pickup truck appeared in court for the first time Friday and was ordered held on $500,000 bail.Â
One person is in critical condition after being shot in North Omaha on Thursday night, according to authorities.
The fourth trial for an Omaha man accused in a 2019 double homicide ended in an acquittal on Monday.Â
U.S. Justice Department officials are seeking to permanently bar a tax preparation service that operates in Nebraska and three other states from doing business.
An Arizona man arrested in connection with the death of a Gretna teen last summer will stand trial.Â
A jury awarded a Red Cloud couple nearly $11.5 million in damages at the end of a civil trial over the husband's injuries in a crash involving an overloaded semitrailer.Â
Three Omaha men accused of first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting last week appeared in court Monday and were ordered held without bail.Â
Some are calling for Pottawattamie County supervisor Jeff Jorgensen to resign after he was charged with driving under the influence at over twice the legal limit.
An Omaha man will stand trial on charges of manslaughter and use of a firearm to commit a felony after he allegedly shot and killed his close friend last month.Â
One of the two people wanted in connection with the thefts of historical plaques from Omaha's Central High School has been booked into the Douglas County Jail.
An Omaha teacher has been charged in a Douglas County arrest warrant with felony theft by embezzlement from the Nebraska High School Press Association.Â
A La Vista police officer is at home recovering after being stabbed while responding to a mental health crisis involving a 16-year-old girl.
An Omaha prisoner convicted in the 1967 slayings of two service station attendants has died.
A substitute teacher with Omaha Public Schools was arrested Saturday after she was found in the backseat of her SUV with a 17-year-old.Â
A man and a teenage boy were injured by gunfire early Sunday in South Omaha.Â
Three Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputies sustained minor injuries last week while arresting an Omaha man wanted for felony theft and failure to appear for a drug test.
