Civilian restrains man assaulting off-duty officer at Walmart, Omaha NE

Assault

Reported: 11/2/2025 03:49 PM

Near S 72nd St, Omaha, NE 68124

Multiple officers responded to an emergency at the Walmart near South 72nd Street in Omaha where civilians were restraining a male who had assaulted or was struggling with an off-duty officer. The situation was controlled and the call canceled.

Audio|Source: Omaha Police Dispatch - Southwest

02:54

Transcript:

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Helping Officer, near South 72nd Street. Helping Officer near South 72nd Street.

00:05

Helping Officer near Seventh Street at Walmart. Any available units, Channel 4?

00:13

702, we're in route.

00:15

Clearbaker, 72 clear, around of 80,

00:18

or 70 in route.

00:20

For Command 70 clear, around 84 and 87 and 89 will show you en route.

00:24

All we have is the caller saying officers need help. Lots of civilians are trying to assist. They're holding someone down.

00:34

Great happens.

00:40

All units en route to the help, we have, it's on the grocery side, they're trying to restrain a male, it's going to be an off-duty, Waterloo, 3-year-old male, brown sweatshirt, green pants.

00:52

The officer's still down on the ground with the paw already holding him down.

00:56

They're in the grocery side.

01:04

81 arriving.

01:06

Air is clear.

01:14

What? Eighty-one?

01:16

Eighty-eight.

01:18

They're Baker 81, clear.

01:19

88. There's resumed on south-left.

01:22

Eighty-one, do you want to cancel the help?

01:30

Yeah, you can cancel it.

01:32

Do you want to keep, uh... Yeah, put it in a house. At least one car coming.

01:36

How many two? We're arriving.

01:41

Figure 72, clear, 17-0.

01:48

Tomp. I don't know.

01:56

17304. Baker 344.

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208 to cars return to primary.

02:01

Through Baker 30.

02:03

3rd. From 21, September.

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321 clear. 1739.

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5.9. 7.5.9.

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590s, 1739.

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580s in traffic.

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305-8 click.

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26, same traffic.

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Thank you.

02:34

Anyone else? Thanks, Mike. Slow down.

02:39

Cancel help and officer near South 72nd Street. Cancel help an officer near South 72nd Street. Cancel help an officer near South 72nd Street.

02:51

Any unit route to the help can go normal status or code 9.

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