Body Found in Lancaster County Identified as Missing Person from Omaha: Cecilia Perez

Accident – Death – Obituary News : Body Found in Rural Lancaster County Identified as Missing Person from Omaha

The body that was discovered on Tuesday in rural Lancaster County has been identified as 34-year-old Cecilia Perez, a missing person from Omaha, according to Omaha police. The body was found near North 98th Street and Havelock Avenue around 3:35 p.m. on Tuesday. Perez had been reported missing in Omaha on Tuesday and was last spoken to on Saturday.

The discovery of the body was made by a group of men who were cleaning trees in a nearby field. At the time, Lancaster County Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Houchin described the incident as extremely suspicious and stated that it was being investigated as a homicide. However, there were no apparent cuts or gunshot wounds on the body.

Following the discovery, investigators from the Omaha Police Department’s Homicide Unit conducted a thorough follow-up investigation. As a result of their efforts, 33-year-old Raymond Evans was arrested in connection with the case. Evans has been booked into Douglas County Corrections on a charge of felony murder.

In other news, a recent report has ranked the most dangerous cities in Nebraska based on the number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents. The ratings, which are from 2019, the most recent year for which data is available from the FBI, include cities with at least 10,000 residents and classify violent crimes as murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Coming in at number six on the list is South Sioux City, which recorded 30 violent crimes in 2019 with a population of 12,771, resulting in a rate of 2.35 violent crimes per 1,000 residents. Scottsbluff, with a population of 15,862, had 53 violent crimes in 2019, equating to a rate of 3.34 per 1,000 residents, placing it at number five on the list.

North Platte secured the fourth spot on the list with a population of 23,705 and 89 violent crimes, resulting in a rate of 3.75 per 1,000 residents. Lincoln, also known as the Star City, ranked third with a population of 291,128 and 1,115 violent crimes, giving it a rate of 3.83 per 1,000.

The second most dangerous city on the list is Big Island, the largest of the Tri Cities, with a population of 51,821 and 236 violent crimes, resulting in a rate of 4.55 per 1,000 residents in 2019. Finally, Omaha, the state’s largest city with a population of 470,481, topped the list with 2,833 violent crimes in 2019, giving it a rate of 6.13 per 1,000.

It is important to note that while Boys Town had the highest rate of violent crimes per 1,000 residents in 2019 with eight incidents, this statistic can be misleading as the town only had 579 residents that year.

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