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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2017

Omaha Officer Seriously Injured in Traffic Stop Collision

An Omaha Police officer was seriously injured Tuesday after a multi-vehicle accident on I-80. Officer Brian Vanderheiden was assisting another officer in a traffic stop at mile marker 444.2 just before 9 a.m. when the accident happened.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2017

Nebraska Tribal Officer Dies in Vehicle Crash

Sergeant Curtis Blackbird of the Omaha Nation Law Enforcement Services was killed in a patrol vehicle crash Sunday while responding to a call for service.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2017

Video: Omaha Officers Talk About Saving Man who Jumped Off Bridge

"I'm trying to catch up with him in the water. I can't intercept him," reported one officer who leapt into the river to help. The drowning man was being carried away too fast. The failed attempts only furthering his fears.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2017

Video: Omaha Officer Dives In and Rescues Man who Jumped Off Bridge into River

The incident began when witnesses said the unidentified man jumped off the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge Monday evening. Witnesses called 911 after they heard the man calling for help from the river.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2017

Omaha Officer and Suspect Shot in Gunfight

A police call in Omaha quickly turned violent Monday when an officer was wounded in the leg and a 20-year-old man was shot multiple times by police.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 2, 2016

Nebraska Deputy Arrests Mexican Drug Cartel Officer at Traffic Stop

A Mexican drug cartel officer was arrested in Nebraska Thursday. Jesus Ramon Buena-Peregina was wanted as a federal fugitive in the U.S. for four years. He was previously convicted of possession and distribution of 20 kilos of cocaine.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2016

Video: Nebraska Officer Charged Over Traffic Stop Shooting

According to court documents, Payton is being charged with second degree assault for shooting Jose Klich during a traffic stop near 6th and Central Avenue.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2016

Video: County Pulls Health Insurance for Nebraska Deputy Recovering from Ambush Shooting

Deuel County, NE, commissioners have yet to authorize temporary health coverage for a wounded sheriff's deputy while he continues to recover from an on-duty shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2016

Nebraska Officer to Receive Medal of Valor

Omaha, NE, Police Officer Coral Walker is to receive a U.S. Justice Department medal at a ceremony next week in Washington, honoring his actions to end a deadly South Omaha shooting spree in 2013.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2016

Video: Race Car Driver Unveils Tribute to Fallen Omaha Officer Kerrie Orozco

"I wanted to bring attention to the Support Blue campaign and in particular the work of Officer Orozco," Cahill said.

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