For the first time, Omaha’s police and fire departments have teamed up to form a new “rescue task force” to jointly respond in the event of a mass shooting or other situation where multiple causalities are likely.
Read More →He and 8 others on the Hostage Negotiation Team tried to convince Clark to let his victims go while having no idea how it would go.
Read More →A man held Nebraska law enforcement in a standoff that lasted 26 hours and shot and killed an Omaha Police K-9 before his arrest Saturday night.
Read More →Late Friday, Douglas County (NE) District Court Judge James Gleason issued an order, affirming his ban on police carrying guns into court, even as part of their uniform.
Read More →Authorities say a man sought after assaulting and disarming a police officer shot himself as officers tried to arrest him on the Santee Sioux Indian Reservation in northeast Nebraska.
Read More →“I ended up getting down on my hands and knees which would be normal procedure for a firefighter in a situation like that, using the collar of my shirt to protect my airway,” said Goering-Jensen. “As the smoke got a little bit darker, it got a little bit harder to see.”
Read More →A 12-mile long chase near Omaha came to an end earlier this month when a Madison County Sheriff's sergeant leaped onto a moving vehicle and brought it to a stop.
Read More →During that fight, the 29-year-old Central City, NE, man reached into his waist, pulled a gun, and fired a shot, wounding one of the officers in the arm. The suspect was then shot.
Read More →Hundreds of supporters came to the funeral of slain Omaha Police Officer Kerrie Orozco to shield mourners from a handful of protesters.
Read More →Officer Kerrie Orozco had been with the department for approximately seven-and-a-half years. She worked in the gang unit and is survived by her husband, two stepchildren, and a baby born in February. More Here.
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