Internal Review Clears Officers in Terence Crawford Stop

An internal Omaha Police Department review found Officers Mason Gregurich and James Valencia acted appropriately when they stopped boxing champion Terence “Bud” Crawford early Sunday after his downtown parade and birthday celebration. Police say video and a surveillance timeline place the stop at about 1:27–1:30 a.m., and officers observed a handgun on the driver-side floorboard and ordered all four occupants out at gunpoint; Crawford and his head of security were briefly handcuffed and Crawford was cited for reckless driving. Chief Todd Schmaderer and Mayor John Ewing Jr. said the officers did not single out Crawford, called community concerns valid, and acknowledged the department can improve training and scene-response procedures for stops involving legally carried firearms. Officials reviewed body-worn, cruiser and surveillance footage but declined to release it to protect privacy; investigators have offered interviews to vehicle occupants, though Crawford has not been interviewed because he is traveling abroad. Ewing outlined plans for community listening sessions, traffic-stop safety education and further review of policing practices to rebuild trust after the incident.