What you missed this week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(21) updates to this series since Updated
A 16-year-old boy died and seven others went to local hospitals for treatment early Sunday following two shooting incidents in North Omaha.
A Texas man is in jail in Lincoln after he accidentally shot his 12-year-old grandson Saturday at a wedding in Lancaster County, deputies alleged. The boy's injuries aren't life-threatening.
The 16-year-old boy shot and killed early Sunday morning was a junior at Burke High School, according to a statement from the school district.Â
Two Tecumseh State Prison staff members were seriously injured when an inmate allegedly struck them in the face with his head.
A car crashed into a haunted house in an 84th Street parking lot that has become notorious for noisy car gatherings.
Cindy Valle was 15 years old when she was last seen on Aug. 25, 2011. She is described as having black hair and brown eyes. She had a mole by her right eye and a mole on her chin.
Multiple Omaha police officers fired at a man suspected of pulling a gun on someone Tuesday night, injuring him.Â
An Omaha man was sentenced to five years of probation for taking a gun from his friend, who is charged with murder, following a shooting at a birthday party last year.Â
A Nebraska judge has sentenced a Florida man to prison for his role marketing a $55 million internet fraud that conned more than 10,000 people.
An Omaha man was found guilty Wednesday of four felonies for firing multiple shots into a birthday party from a nearby parking lot.Â
The man who was shot Tuesday by Omaha police officers is expected to survive multiple gunshot wounds as an investigation continues.
Jose Cabrera-Lomeli was sentenced to serve at least 160 years in prison. Ademir Estrada-Pena was sentenced to serve between 40 to 60 years in prison.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man and a woman in connection with a reported theft of a trailer that contained construction equipment near Elkhorn.
A 19-year-old woman was killed in a shooting Wednesday night in North Omaha.
A 28-year-old Omaha man was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to murder and fleeing from police after a Wednesday night shooting that left a 19-year-old woman dead.Â
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that injured two people early Sunday morning in North Omaha.
The former director of a Sarpy County nonprofit dedicated to helping kids and families in the juvenile justice system was sentenced to six months in federal prison after she admitted to defrauding the organization over a period of three years.Â
At around 6 p.m. Thursday, five inmates, including the 27-year-old, intentionally set fires inside of their cells on a housing unit, according to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.
The Omaha Police Department has identified the four officers who fired at a 39-year-old Patrick Wright Tuesday night, striking him multiple times.Â
An Omaha man accused of being the getaway driver in a fatal shooting Wednesday night has been charged with first-degree murder and ordered to be held without bail.Â
Omaha police arrested a 29-year-old man Saturday morning after a pursuit involving an ambulance stolen from Council Bluffs.Â
A Douglas County judge ruled on Tuesday that probable cause exists to believe two Bennington men committed a hate crime during an alleged assault last month, clearing the path for the case to go to trial.Â
Three Omaha men accused of beating a wheelchair-bound man to death earlier this year accepted plea deals on Wednesday and were found guilty on various felony charges.Â
An Omaha man employed at a company that transport bodies to the morgue after death investigations faces a charge of attempted burglary after he allegedly returned to the scene of a natural death to tamper with a sex doll.
An Omaha woman accused of killing two men and injuring a third in a series of shootings since March 2022 has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
An Omaha man will spend more than six years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to participating in the June 2022 robbery of Frontier Justice Gun Club.Â
A Lincoln man accused of stealing an ambulance and leading police on a two-hour chase across Douglas County appeared in court for the first time Tuesday.Â
