What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(14) updates to this series since Updated
A 63-year-old Valley man faces up to one year in jail after being found guilty of misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide in connection with the death of an Omaha doctor who was riding his bicycle.
Three teenagers were injured by gunfire late Saturday at a large gathering of juveniles near St. Mary's Cemetery in South Omaha.聽
"The idea that people are removing things from a grave is always disturbing," one victim said of the rash of plaque thefts across Omaha.聽
Jury selection will begin Monday in the trial of Aldrick Scott, who is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in her Omaha home before burying her body and fleeing to Belize.聽
One of the people wanted for the thefts of historical plaques from Omaha's Central High School has been arrested.聽
"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
A witness, according to an affidavit filed by a police officer, saw a man in his early 20s approach the victim and shoot him in the stomach at close range.
A 24-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to shooting a police officer in the face and head at Westroads Mall in 2021 as the officer attempted to arrest him for shoplifting.聽
A Council Bluffs man on Tuesday pleaded no contest and was found guilty of manslaughter for his role in a fatal shooting at an Omaha car show last summer.
An argument about misplaced car keys led to the fatal stabbing of an Omaha man at his own home in January,聽according to testimony from an Omaha police detective.聽
A federal appeals court on affirmed the judgment in favor of a former Omaha Police Department captain who successfully sued the city for retaliating against her after she filed a discrimination complaint.聽
A 17-year-old Omaha boy ticketed for driving 117 mph and a 40-year-old Iowa man "cutting cookies" in an intersection were two examples of disturbing driving behavior reported by Douglas County deputies.
Omaha police have issued arrest warrants for two people allegedly involved in the thefts of historic plaques from Central High School.
Three arrests were made in connection with a shooting Sunday night near Fontenelle Park in North Omaha that sparked a police chase into Iowa. The shooting victim later died.