CRIME & SAFETY
Thieves steal Council Bluffs family's remaining belongings weeks after their house burns down
A family in Council Bluffs is working hard to remain positive after they were involved in two life-changing events in March, reports KCCI sister station KETV in Omaha. Sara and John Faris were in Dallas with their daughter for a cheer competition in early March. On the drive back they got a call from a neighbor saying their house was on fire.
North Omaha murder suspect charged in another shooting that happened on the same day
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An 18-year-old arrested in the death of a 27-year-old earlier this month has been booked by Omaha Police in connection with another shooting that happened on the same day. Wah Say and Chit Lay, 25, were both charged with first-degree murder and related charges in connection...
Double-dipping scammer arrested after making off with $40,000 in Lincoln, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Council Bluffs man is accused of running a scam and stealing $40,000 of a Lincoln man’s money. Lincoln Police arrested Vipulkumar Chaudhary after a man got a call to drop off cash at the Hy-Vee near 50th and O streets. The 27-year-old victim called...
2 people hurt after Omaha police shoot aggressive dog while responding to trespassing call downtown
OMAHA, Neb. — Two people were injured after Omaha police shot an aggressive dog while responding to a trespassing call in downtown Wednesday. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. near 16th and Farnam streets. Omaha police Lt. Neal Bonacci told KETV that officers responded to a trespassing call and...
'We just couldn't believe it': City of Omaha, police union, sheriff concerned with 911 hire
OMAHA, Neb. — The 911 partnership between Douglas County and the city of Omaha may be on the line, over the new deputy director. The county hired Greg Gonzalez, a former Omaha deputy police chief, and they defend the decision. But the city is pushing back along with the...
Mills County Sheriff’s Report
(Mills Co) Two men were arrested on warrants in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office says 72-year-old Daniel James McDermott, of LaVista, Nebraska, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for Failure to Appear. Bond was set at $2,000. Jeffrey Dale Hankins, 41, of Malvern, was arrested Wednesday on...
Iowa dentist surrenders license in light of conviction
GLENWOOD, Iowa — A Glenwood dentist surrendered his license after being convicted of assaulting a patient. KETV Investigates looked into the case against Calvin Weber back in January. A judge ordered him to pay an $855 fine and sentenced him to time served. KETV spoke with the woman he...
Red Oak Police Arrest Pottawattamie County Man on Warrant
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 24-year-old Brandon Lane Good of Council Bluffs in the 200 Block of E. Hammond Street on a valid Mills County Warrant for Violation of Probation. Officers turned Good over to Mills County authorities, where he is being held on a $5,000 bond.
Executing one warrant leads police to two arrests and a stolen U-Haul in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Authorities were hoping to make an arrest on Wednesday, and they ended up arresting two people while solving a case in Omaha. Members of the Metro Fugitive Task Force were performing surveillance on a home south of the Lincoln County Club neighborhood at Dunn Avenue and Woods Boulevard around 2 p.m. They were looking for a 28-year-old woman with a felony warrant for possession of a controlled substance.
Bold robber targets south Omaha grocery store
The search is on for the man who robbed an Omaha grocery store in the middle of the day. Surveillance video showed the man apparently arguing with two clerks inside the Alba store near 24th and Valley just before 2 p.m. on Jan. 6. The clerks said he gave them...
La Vista man convicted in deadly crash arrested for allegedly violating his probation
SARPY COUNTY, Neb. — A La Vista man convicted of killing four people in a crash will appear back in court after allegedly violating his probation. Nearly two years ago, 58-year-old Ronald Dubas was driving on Highway 75 when he crashed into another car in the opposite lane. The...
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office looking for alleged burglary suspect
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Douglas County sheriff’s deputies need your help identifying an alleged burglary suspect. DCSO posted surveillance video to social media showing an individual suspected of burglarizing several storage units at Armor Storage’s 87th and Sorensen Parkway location in the early morning hours of March 20.
Man accused in The Railyard shooting pleads not guilty to gun charges
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - One of the men accused in a shootout between gang members in The Railyard has pled not guilty. Marvin Wright, 34, pled not guilty to two counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and tampering with physical evidence. His arraignment in district court was scheduled for Wednesday, but Wright entered his plea and waived the hearing on March 8.
Omaha man ordered to pay nearly $200,000 in restitution for COVID-19 relief program fraud
OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha man was sentenced on Wednesday in federal court for wire fraud. In 2020 and 2021, Richard Kelly, 61, was assisted by another person to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loans, which were created to help the community during the pandemic.
Warrant-proof encrypted devices hinder law enforcement
On any given day, FBI agents, task force officers, analysts and mission support staff across Nebraska and Iowa respond to and investigate bank robberies, cyber intrusions, human trafficking, terrorism threats, civil rights violations, crimes against children, hostile intelligence activities, public corruption, bomb threats, drug trafficking, gang violence or other crimes. Although these threats can strike […] The post Warrant-proof encrypted devices hinder law enforcement appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Aldrick Scott trial evidence released following guilty verdict
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - For the first time, 6 News is able to share some of the evidence the jury saw that led them to convict a Kansas man of killing a Northwest Omaha woman in November 2022. The jury convicted Scott, of Topeka, on Monday of first-degree murder, use...
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