Omaha Legal Issues Blog

Residents of any city, here in Nebraska and across the country, trust their police force to protect them from potential harm. However, police officers are human, and like anyone else, they can occasionally make serious errors in judgment. Sometimes, such public authorities commit the same crimes that they are supposed to prevent others from committing. Unfortunately, this seems to be the case in what authorities say was a drunk driving incident involving a former Lincoln police officer.

The incident happened one afternoon in early December when the former officer's vehicle collided with a lamp pole after sliding on ice. After a witness reportedly found him unconscious with a beer can between his legs, he was transported to hospital. While he was there, a police sergeant reportedly smelled alcohol on his breath. He was subsequently tested for blood alcohol content and was apparently found to have twice the legal limit for drivers.

Sometimes, friends get together and conjure a plan to make some money quickly and easily. However, if the plan involves illegal activity, most often the participants end up in serious trouble with the law. Such was the case when a Nebraska store robbery led to the arrest of two men and a woman who now require criminal defense.

The incident happened on a December evening when a 19-year-old man reportedly entered the general store in Juniata, brandishing a gun. Allegedly, he took money out of the cash register and left the store. The store clerk then called police. According to court documents, his 21-year-old girlfriend stated that she had driven him to the robbery site and waited in the car. She then saw him leave the store with a bag of cash.

Relationships can be complicated under the best of circumstances, but when one person is involved in a criminal situation, even more so. At such a time, emotions typically become amplified, and that person's friend or partner may instinctively want to do whatever is necessary to make the situation easier for the incarcerated party. However, in these types of situations, a sense of misplaced loyalty will often just lead to further trouble for all involved parties. This may be what happened following an incident in which two Nebraska men were arrested and are facing drug charges, and a woman now also faces serious charges for allegedly concealing evidence related to the case.

Recently, the Western Nebraska Intelligence and Narcotics Group task force investigated a Nebraska residence. During the search, they allegedly uncovered nearly 247 grams of suspected methamphetamine and nearly 16 grams of suspected marijuana, leading to the arrest of two men. Reportedly, authorities then discovered evidence of phone calls between one of the suspects and a woman, during which, allegedly, he asked her to destroy evidence.

When a marriage ends, most people experience an emotionally difficult time following the separation, in which a healing process must happen. The nature and duration of such a time varies, depending on many different factors. Nebraska individuals who are or have recently experienced divorce are wise to give themselves a break, recognize their unique nature and realize that "one size does not fit all" when it comes to advice about healing post-divorce. In the spirit of using this time as an opportunity for personal growth, an expert offers some tips to keep in mind during the healing process.

People recovering from a divorce should realize the impact their former partner has had on who they are as a person now. Each relationship in a person's life influences his or her thoughts, beliefs and attitudes to some degree, and a marriage is a significant relationship that will add to this identity. Divorced individuals may feel the loss of this part of their identity. Although this can often be an emotionally challenging time, people working through it can take this opportunity to discover who they are now by considering such questions as who they were before their marriage and who they are without their partner.