A former Omaha police captain who was previously awarded nearly $1 million by a federal jury after being passed up for a promotion has made additional allegations against the department in a lawsuit filed Monday.
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What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
A 53-year-old Bennington man was arrested on suspicion of attempted felony assault after he allegedly fired a shotgun at another man who was seeking a "romantic encounter."
Two men who previously faced robbery charges in state court after a string of armed robberies at Omaha businesses and hotels last July are now facing federal charges.
A 23-year-old Nebraska man with two prior child pornography convictions was sentenced last Thursday in federal court to 20 years in prison for distributing child sex abuse materials.
An Omaha teen and his father appeared in court Tuesday in connection with Saturday's homicide outside an Omaha gas station.
The Omaha Police Department recorded 29 homicides in 2023 — down one from 30 in 2022, and a continued decline from the pandemic-induced spike in homicides in 2020, which left 37 people dead.
A 17-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed in front of his family as he attempted to diffuse a verbal confrontation outside of a South Omaha bar, according to an OPD homicide detective's testimony.
A 28-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly attempted to rob a Family Dollar store in North Omaha after stabbing the Uber driver who had taken him there.
The Nebraska State Patrol had its hands full on Wednesday after six people were arrested or cited following five separate foot and vehicle pursuits in a 24-hour period.
State troopers on Thursday seized 33 pounds of meth after a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near York, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
A teenage boy from Blair was sentenced to nearly four years of probation for his part in sexual assault of another teen with a broom handle.
A Lincoln man found guilty of escape from custody and leading police on a reckless two-hour chase across Douglas County was sentenced Thursday to 2½ years in prison.
