What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(9) updates to this series since Updated
An Omaha man accused of shooting his father will have the criminal charges against him thrown out after the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled his right to a speedy trial was violated.Â
Omaha police are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to finding a man who has been missing from North Omaha for seven months.
A 22-year-old Omaha man taken into custody in connection with a fatal shooting in the Old Market has been charged in an arrest warrant with manslaughter.Â
A Nebraska man appeared in court after a federal indictment was unsealed alleging he disseminated secret information about the Russia-Ukraine war on a dating site.
In a bulletin disseminated to all Omaha Police Department officers, police leadership alerted officers to a "large increase" in narcotics distribution across the city.Â
Sounds of shattering glass startled the Rev. Damian Zuerlein from his sleep Sunday and he opened his bedroom door to find a woman armed with "a filet knife."
A 16-year-old Omaha boy accused of killing one person and injuring two others during a January shooting at Casey's Gas Station was ordered to stand trial on first-degree murder and assault charges.Â
Twenty-four-year-old Ja'Sean Coleman of Omaha died early Monday at an Omaha hospital following a shooting in the Old Market neighborhood.
"Ultimately, you are bringing justice for someone who can't speak for himself anymore,"Â Mellissa Helligso, Human DNA Identification Lab at UNMC manager, technical lead and forensic DNA analyst.Â
Three arrests were made in connection with a shooting Sunday night near Fontenelle Park in North Omaha that sparked a police chase into Iowa. The shooting victim later died.
Two men who got into an altercation at the Nebraska high school boys basketball tournament were each ticketed for disturbing the peace and released.
Omaha police have issued arrest warrants for two people allegedly involved in the thefts of historic plaques from Central High School.
A 17-year-old Omaha boy ticketed for driving 117 mph and a 40-year-old Iowa man "cutting cookies" in an intersection were two examples of disturbing driving behavior reported by Douglas County deputies.
An argument about misplaced car keys led to the fatal stabbing of an Omaha man at his own home in January, according to testimony from an Omaha police detective.Â
A Council Bluffs man on Tuesday pleaded no contest and was found guilty of manslaughter for his role in a fatal shooting at an Omaha car show last summer.
A 24-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to shooting a police officer in the face and head at Westroads Mall in 2021 as the officer attempted to arrest him for shoplifting.Â
One of the people wanted for the thefts of historical plaques from Omaha's Central High School has been arrested.Â
A 4-year-old boy died after being hit by a car last week in North Omaha.Â
Jury selection will begin Monday in the trial of Aldrick Scott, who is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in her Omaha home before burying her body and fleeing to Belize.Â
A disturbance in a kick ball game led to the fatal shooting of man Sunday at a North Omaha Park and the arrests of two other men.Â
