What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(13) updates to this series since Updated
A 35-year-old man told police that someone shot him early Sunday while he was driving in North Omaha.聽
A former Omaha Boy Scout scoutmaster was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Friday after pleading guilty to child enticement.聽
A 20-year-old Plattsmouth man was acquitted by reason of insanity Thursday in the 2022 killing of a 55-year-old woman.聽
A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday and charged with first-degree murder and other felonies in connection with the slaying of a 64-year-old Omaha man last week.聽
The Douglas County SWAT team found and arrested two people suspected of committing a homicide in Utah.
An Omaha man was sentenced on Wednesday to decades in prison for shooting his co-worker 21 times after a disagreement at work.聽
An Omaha man who conducted an active shooter drill at Catholic Charities in 2022聽鈥斅爐errorizing employees who were not informed that the shooter was an actor聽鈥斅爓as found guilty this week of multiple felonies in connection with the drill.聽
An armored vehicle belonging to the Omaha Police Department assisted in the arrest of a Blair man following a standoff at his home.聽
By late 2026, the Douglas County Department of Corrections in downtown Omaha will have a dedicated 80-bed mental health facility.
A 46-year-old man went to an Omaha hospital with critical injuries Monday night following stabbing just west of the Benson neighborhood.
An Omaha man who pleaded guilty in June to shooting a friend to death was sentenced Monday.
A 22-year-old Omaha man who is charged with failing to stop and render aid after striking a woman with his vehicle will stand trial in Douglas County District Court.
A Nebraska State Patrol investigator's sense of smell led to the arrest last week of a Nevada homicide suspect in downtown Omaha.聽聽