An Omaha police captain sued the department and the city again, after winning her first case in federal court nearly one year ago.In 2022, a federal jury sided with Kathy Belcastro-Gonzalez, who ...

A federal judge denied a motion filed by the city of Omaha requesting a new trial over the termination of former Omaha police Capt. Kathy Belcastro-Gonzalez.

Former Omaha Police Capt. Kathy Belcastro-Gonzalez has prevailed in her suit against the city and Police Chief Todd Schmaderer. A former Omaha police captain has prevailed in her claim that Omaha ...

Read the city’s full response. The City’s Law Department is aware and has reviewed the lawsuit filed by Kathy Belcastro-Gonzalez against the City of Omaha and Chief of Police Todd Schmaderer.

City of Omaha attorney says Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer had several valid reasons to not promote Capt. Kathy Belcastro-Gonzalez to deputy chief. Belcastro-Gonzalez says it was payback.

Former OPD Capt. Kathy Belcastro-Gonzalez was awarded $700,000 in September. The city of Omaha along with the police chief is asking for a new trial after a jury awarded $700K in lost wages to a ...

Kathy Belcastro-Gonzalez says that as she contemplated her next steps, she decided in April 2017 to send a letter to Mayor Jean Stothert. Stothert had announced she was committed to rooting out ...

Kathy Belcastro-Gonzalez served in various roles in the Omaha Police Department for 27 years. In 2019, she filed a federal lawsuit against the department and Police Chief Todd Schmaderer in which ...

A former Omaha police captain says she wrote to Mayor Stothert after believing that police officials hadn't properly investigated her harassment complaint. But sending that letter "ended my career." ...