What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(14) updates to this series since Updated
A man shot Saturday by an off-duty Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputy has been identified, and authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to come forward.Â
A deputy with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office shot and injured a man in the area of 108th Street and West Maple Road early Saturday.
An Omaha man pleaded guilty Friday to possessing child pornography whilst on federal probation and is expected to be sentenced to the mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison.Â
First responders, medical, school district and other officials learned how to coordinate and respond to a crisis in Omaha from two crisis communications experts.
An Omaha family is searching for their family cat after Mr. Kitty was stolen off their front porch last week. Check out the video from the family's door camera here.
A 20-year-old man accused of robbing and assaulting multiple people earlier this week while wearing a Michael Myers mask appeared in court for the first time Friday.Â
Two people, including a 17-year-old girl, have been arrested and charged with robbery in connection with a series of three assaults and robberies that took place on Monday, police said.Â
A major investor in the company that owns the Omaha Lancers claims in a lawsuit that despite paying $2.84 million for a partial ownership stake and a promise of equal management, he has since been cut out of all decisions.Â
The three reported incidents all occurred in the span of one hour Monday evening in southwest Omaha. The man was described as wielding a hammer and wearing a Michael Myers mask.
Lara-Diaz was sentenced to three years in jail, the statutory maximum, by Douglas County District Court Judge Peter Bataillon. Though the family was glad she received the maximum sentence, they still don't feel that justice was served.Â
A 51-year-old inmate serving a sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm died Monday at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln.
A 21-year-old Omaha man was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of drunk driving and several other infractions after colliding with a Bellevue East High School bus heading home following a marching band competition.
An Omaha man pleaded no contest Monday to attempted sexual assault of a minor and failure to appear in court six years after fleeing from Douglas County while free on bail.Â
The Omaha-Douglas Victim Assistance Program will get a facility dog, bred and trained to ease the stress and anxiety of crime victims.Â
An employee of an Omaha cannabis store told police that a man in a white mask attacked him with pepper spray Sunday night during a robbery.
Omaha Crime Stoppers and the Nebraska Humane Society are jointly offering a $1,000 reward leading to the arrest of a person caught on video stealing a cat from the front porch in South Omaha earlier this month and the recovery of the cat.
Investigators completed an interview on Tuesday with a man who was shot Saturday by an off-duty Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputy.
An Omaha man accused of helping his friend dispose the body of a man she had killed will stand trial on a charge of accessory to first-degree murder, a judge ruled during a preliminary hearing Tuesday.Â
Two men were injured and a suspect remains at-large after a machete attack early Wednesday morning, according to authorities.
In a ruling issued Wednesday, Judge Joseph Bataillon dismissed Tammi Larsen’s lawsuit without prejudice, meaning Larsen could bring another case related to her son Ryan's disappearance at some point.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deputy who shot a 27-year-old man while reporting to work last weekend.
A Nebraska man shot and killed himself in his Dixon County home Tuesday during a standoff with authorities that lasted more than eight hours, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.Â
An Omaha woman who was out on bail after she was charged with accessory to murder in a fatal July shooting was taken back into custody Wednesday and now faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the case, police said.Â
A 28-year-old man was hospitalized after being cut with a knife in South Omaha on Wednesday evening.
An Omaha man will spend more than a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to pointing a laser at an airborne Omaha Police Department helicopter in 2021.Â
A woman previously accused of being an accessory to murder is now charged with first-degree murder and suspected of being an "active participant" in a robbery that turned deadly over the summer.
White powder that was sent to the Jewish Federation of Omaha and resulted in a lockdown on Wednesday was not done so with malicious intent.
An envelope that contained a suspicious white powder caused a lock down at Jewish Federation of Omaha campus on Wednesday. The powder was eventually deemed non-hazardous.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and County Attorney Don Kleine gave additional information about the shooting of an unarmed man by an off-duty deputy, but some aspects are still being examined.
Two 16-year-old boys were arrested and 22 firearms were recovered from a stolen vehicle after a reported burglary at the EZ Money Pawn Shop in south Omaha early Friday morning, police said. Â
