What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(17) updates to this series since Updated
An Omaha man who was wounded while involved in a gunbattle on Ames Avenue last summer has been sentenced to three years probation.
The Nebraska State Patrol arrested two people early Saturday following a pursuit that ended in a southwest Omaha home's attic.
The Nebraska Supreme Court was split 4-3 on the decision in Christine Thiele's case. The majority reversed a Workers' Compensation Court ruling, sending her case back to that court.
The crash last Saturday killed 30-year-old Uber driver Kyle Arnold of Omaha and 26-year-old passenger Ross Lewis of Wilbur.
Steven “So Cold” Nelson faces five felony charges, including second degree assault and use of a firearm to commit a felony.
James Sawyer’s sentence stems from the shooting and killing of Elijah Foster on Feb. 5, 2019.
Omaha boxer Steven "So Cold" Nelson was arrested Thursday in connection with a March 31 shooting that injured a 14-year-old girl.
The driver in a suspected drunken driving crash that left two dead was released from the hospital and taken into custody Thursday, according to authorities.
Following a fight involving approximately 150 youth at Gene Leahy Mall on Saturday, the Omaha Police Department and park management said they're working to keep the park a safe spot for everyone.
An Omaha man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to selling a fentanyl-laced counterfeit Oxycodone pill that led to another man's fatal overdose.
A bartender in downtown Omaha told police that he was stabbed by a customer early Wednesday as he was trying to escort the man out of the business.
Omaha police are searching for a mother who is accused in a Douglas County warrant with causing the death of her 10-month-old son.
Omaha police and fire department are investigating a body found in a burned downtown Omaha warehouse that was being prepared for demolition.
An Omaha man is facing 11 felony charges after he allegedly struck two Douglas County Sheriff's Deputies with a stolen vehicle before leading police on a high-speed chase and striking two other cars.
An Omaha substitute teacher accused of the sexual abuse of a 17-year-old student appeared in court for the first time Tuesday and was ordered held on $25,000 bail.
An Omaha woman will be sentenced in June after pleading no contest to a charge of manslaughter in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Florence neighborhood bar.
A dog was found with duct tape covering his head and holding his legs together shortly before the dumpster was emptied. Now he is back recovering with his family.
An Omaha man accused of strangling a woman to death in her apartment in 2022 pleaded guilty earlier this month to a reduced charge of second-degree murder.
The Omaha police and fire departments responded to a Target store at 72nd and Dodge Streets Monday night for a report of a man on the roof.
Sarpy County Sheriff's Office deputies are asking for the public's help in locating the driver of a vehicle that seriously injured a pedestrian Tuesday night before leaving the scene.
Davon Brown’s sentence stems from the Aug. 12, 2022 incident when he shot and killed Shalonna Houston in an apartment in the Florence Tower.
A 33-year-old Omaha man who pleaded no contest to being being an accessory to a felony in two 2019 shootings, including a homicide, was sentenced last week to what amounted to being time served.
A 23-year-old Omaha man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of two counts of first-degree assault in connection with the shooting of two men in the Benson business district.
Douglas County District Court Judge Shelly Stratman described the teen's fatal beating of 62-year-old Daniel Price in North Omaha on Halloween 2022 as "shocking" on Wednesday.
Omaha police arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of robbing a bank in southwest Omaha. He was taken into custody without incident at Pinnacle Bank on Tuesday.
An Omaha man was booked into jail Thursday after a dog was found abandoned in his apartment with serious injuries, including second-degree burns.
An Omaha woman wanted in connection with the thefts of historical plaques from Omaha's Central High School was arrested Saturday and booked into the Douglas County Jail.
A 23-year-old Omaha man was booked into the Douglas County Jail on Saturday after being charged in an arrest warrant with motor vehicle homicide while driving drunk.
A Valley man who appeared in the documentary "Baby Bodybuilders" in 2016 was arrested Thursday for allegedly recording himself having sex with two females without their permission, according to court records.
The Sarpy County Sheriff's Office arrested 10 people in connection with a loud house party allegedly featuring drugs, alcohol and guns.
