What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(9) updates to this series since Updated
An Omaha man accused of shooting his father will have the criminal charges against him thrown out after the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled his right to a speedy trial was violated.聽
Omaha police are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to finding a man who has been missing from North Omaha for seven months.
A 22-year-old Omaha man taken into custody in connection with a fatal shooting in the Old Market has been charged in an arrest warrant with manslaughter.聽
A Nebraska man appeared in court after a federal indictment was unsealed alleging he disseminated secret information about the Russia-Ukraine war on a dating site.
In a bulletin disseminated to all Omaha Police Department officers, police leadership alerted officers to a "large increase" in narcotics distribution across the city.聽
Sounds of shattering glass startled the Rev. Damian Zuerlein from his sleep Sunday and he opened his bedroom door to find a woman armed with "a filet knife."
A 16-year-old Omaha boy accused of聽killing one person and injuring two others during a shooting at Casey's Gas Station聽was ordered to stand trial on first-degree murder charges.聽
Twenty-four-year-old Ja'Sean Coleman of Omaha died early Monday at an Omaha hospital following a shooting in the Old Market neighborhood.
"Ultimately, you are bringing justice for someone who can't speak for himself anymore,"聽Mellissa Helligso, Human DNA Identification Lab at UNMC manager, technical lead and forensic DNA analyst.聽