What you missed this week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(13) updates to this series since Updated
An 18-year-old Fremont man who allegedly fled from the scene of a fatal crash will stand trial for motor vehicle homicide while driving under the influence of alcohol.
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An Omaha man will spend more than six years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to participating in the June 2022 robbery of Frontier Justice Gun Club.Â
An Omaha man employed at a company that transport bodies to the morgue after death investigations faces a charge of attempted burglary after he allegedly returned to the scene of a natural death to tamper with a sex doll.
Three Omaha men accused of beating a wheelchair-bound man to death earlier this year accepted plea deals on Wednesday and were found guilty on various felony charges.Â
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office seizes more than 400 pounds of marijuana and 7,800 vape cartridges from a box truck driving erratically on Wednesday.
The Omaha Police Department hopes to combat an increase in excessive speeding in the metro area through an operation that begins Thursday.Â
A 68-year-old Omaha woman told police she was scammed out of $15,000 by a man who claimed he was Johnny Depp.
A Lincoln man accused of stealing an ambulance and leading police on a two-hour chase across Douglas County appeared in court for the first time Tuesday.Â
A west Omaha man told police his home was burglarized and items worth a total of about $450,000, including nine purses worth nearly $60,000, were stolen.
A Douglas County judge ruled on Tuesday that probable cause exists to believe two Bennington men committed a hate crime during an alleged assault last month, clearing the path for the case to go to trial.Â
A person found dead Sept 29 at Lake Platteview Campground was in a firepit and had been burned.
Taryn Griffith's parents, Mike and Liz Griffith, are suing BSR Inc., which does business as The Office Gentlemen's Club, alleging the staff's negligence led to their daughter's wrongful death.
An Omaha woman accused of shooting and killing two men after luring them to her home appeared in court Tuesday and was ordered to be held in custody without bail.Â
A Bellevue man has been arrested and charged with 10 felony counts of possessing child pornography after an investigation into his online activity that began more than two years ago.Â
An Omaha surgeon appeared in court for the first time after spending more than a month in the hospital. He faces one count of manslaughter and is accused of causing a fatal crash while speeding on Dodge Street at more than 100 mph.Â
Police are looking for a man who allegedly robbed a Mega Saver gas station in central Omaha.
The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office announced a settlement this week with a payment processing company over erroneous withdrawals made two years ago from customers of a mortgage services company.
Police reports said a DoorDash employee told a 911 dispatcher the teenage boy fired several shots after his order was allegedly delivered to the wrong apartment Wednesday night.
