What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(5) updates to this series since Updated
Two men who previously faced robbery charges in state court after a string of armed robberies at Omaha businesses and hotels last July are now facing federal charges.
An Omaha teen and his father appeared in court Tuesday in connection with Saturday's homicide outside an Omaha gas station.
The Omaha Police Department recorded 29 homicides in 2023 — down one from 30 in 2022, and a continued decline from the pandemic-induced spike in homicides in 2020, which left 37 people dead.
A 17-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed in front of his family as he attempted to diffuse a verbal confrontation outside of a South Omaha bar, according to an OPD homicide detective's testimony.
A 28-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly attempted to rob a Family Dollar store in North Omaha after stabbing the Uber driver who had taken him there.