What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(15) updates to this series since Updated
A man fatally shot Saturday by an Omaha police officer while allegedly running from a traffic stop has been identified.
A woman will be sentenced in November after pleading no contest to tampering with evidence in connection with the fatal beating of a man at a South Omaha apartment complex. Â
A 48-year-old Omaha man faces years of incarceration in the Nebraska prison system after pleading no contest last week to manslaughter.
A man is dead after an incident involving Omaha police officers Saturday night, Omaha police said.
A 21-year-old motorcyclist died Friday after crashing into the side of a pickup truck near Millard, police said.Â
Omaha Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for tips leading to arrests as authorities continue to investigate an shooting in Iowa that left 2 Omaha men dead.Â
Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said Wednesday he recommended Officer Adam Vail be terminated for violating the department's polices, procedures and training in the shooting death of Cameron Ford.Â
A 21-year-old man was seriously injured in a North Omaha shooting on Tuesday night.
A 15-year-old boy was charged with manslaughter after prosecutors allege he crashed a stolen car early Monday morning, killing a 14-year-old passenger who was partially ejected and seriously injuring four other occupants.Â
Two Omaha teens accused of shooting and killing a bystander while attempting to rob someone earlier this month will face first-degree murder charges, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Wednesday.Â
After more than 13 hours of deliberations across three days, a Douglas County jury found an Omaha man guilty of manslaughter for the killing of a woman at a party in 2022.Â
One person was found dead Monday inside a South Omaha home where authorities said a fire had intentionally been set.Â
A man who was injured in a crash caused by an alleged drunken driver Aug. 30 has died, Omaha police said Monday.
Flanked by a packed gallery and an attentive jury, attorneys in a Douglas County courtroom on Monday laid out dueling versions of the events that took place in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022.Â
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A 24-year-old man described by authorities as an "innocent bystander" has died from gunshot wounds received during an attempted robbery last week in North Omaha.Â
A former Omaha teacher has pleaded no contest in Douglas County District Court to taking $76,000 from the Nebraska High School Press Association. Â
An 18-month-old child being treated for injuries in Friday's crash downtown died late Tuesday morning, an Omaha police spokesperson said.
A former Nebraska State Patrol captain who oversaw the agency's professional standards division has filed a lawsuit against the patrol and its leader for not following policy when it fired him.
Secretary of State Bob Evnen indicated nearly 100,000 signatures submitted by Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana could be "tainted by fraud or malfeasance" and potentially rejected.
A 51-year-old Omaha man will serve 20 years in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine after being designated as a career offender. Â
An 18-year-old man charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run north of downtown Omaha was ordered held on $200,000 bail in an initial court appearance Friday.Â
A 45-year-old Council Bluffs man has been charged with first degree murder, abuse of a corpse and theft.
