CRIME & SAFETY
Omaha police officer signs off for the final time after working the streets for over three decades
OMAHA, Neb. — A police officer signed off for the final time after more than three decades working the streets of Omaha. Mike Meyer started with the department in 1992 and Wednesday night worked his last shift on the streets of north Omaha. Calling into dispatch, Meyer started his...
Omaha police warn parents after several incidents involving unsupervised juveniles at downtown parks
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police warn parents not to leave their kids unattended in downtown parks. The department said it has seen several incidents recently involving unsupervised juveniles. The most recent happened last weekend, when there was a large crowd, and a fight started with an estimated 150 juveniles...
Teen convicted as accessory in 2022 shooting death charged with harassment
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One of three people charged in connection with the 2022 shooting death of an Omaha 18-year-old is now facing charges over an incident that happened while she was awaiting trial. After pleading “no conest” to accessory charges on Monday, Alicia Granneman was charged with violating a...
Cause of death determined for body found in burned Omaha building
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Fire Department provided an update to the body that was found by a demolition crew inside a burned building. The body was discovered around noon Tuesday at a structure near 25th and Harney Street in Omaha. Officials said Wednesday that the report from the...
Maintenance worker assaulted during US Bank ATM robbery in Omaha; police looking for suspects
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police are looking for two suspects after a maintenance person was assaulted while fixing an ATM machine. The incident occurred at a US Bank ATM near 88th Street and West Center Road around 9 a.m. Police said the suspects took off with an unknown amount...
Omaha man sentenced to prison for 2019 murder of 18-year-old
OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha man was sentenced to life behind bars for the murder of an 18-year-old in 2019. James Sawyer was found guilty on all 12 charges, including first-degree murder, in the death of Elijah Foster. Previous coverage: Police arrest two men in shooting that killed teenager....
Police investigate north Omaha shooting
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in north Omaha over the weekend. According to Omaha Police, a 41-year-old woman walked in to Creighton University Medical Center around 4 a.m. Sunday saying she’d been shot by an unknown person near 24th and Binney Street. The...
Omaha boxer Steven Nelson arrested in connection to shooting
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Police arrested a professional boxer from Omaha in connection to a shooting that happened March 31. Steven Nelson, 35, was arrested and booked into Douglas County Corrections on one count of 2nd-degree assault, two counts of 1st-degree assault, one count use of a gun to commit a felony, and one count shooting at an occupied vehicle.
25-year-old man accused of driving drunk, causing deadly wrong-way crash on I-80 in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — A 25-year-old man faces charges in a deadly crash on Interstate 80 in Omaha. Omaha police said Maison King was released from the hospital Thursday and taken into custody for two counts of motor vehicle homicide and one count of driving under the influence causing serious bodily injury.
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