CRIME & SAFETY
Woman who headbutted child outside Lincoln school gets jail sentence
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A woman was sentenced Wednesday for headbutting a student outside Everett Elementary School. Mollyjo Taylor, 26, was initially charged with felony child abuse, but she entered a plea deal that amended the charge to a misdemeanor. A Lancaster County judge sentenced her to a year...
Suspicious package at south Lincoln apartment has been cleared, LFR says
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A suspicious package at a south Lincoln apartment complex Wednesday afternoon has been cleared, according to Lincoln Fire and Rescue. LFR and the bomb squad were called to Old Cheney Place Apartments near 27th Street and Old Cheney Road around 1 p.m. A woman told a...
CRIME STOPPERS: Shoplifting Case and Reported Trespassing Under Investigation
LINCOLN–(KFOR Apr. 24)–A couple of recent crimes are part of this week’s Crime Stoppers report from Lincoln Police, including a larceny and shoplifting at a home improvement store and a trespassing case at a north Lincoln home. LPD forensics technician Becky Keller says in the larceny and...
Man pulls a pistol on two people before shooting himself in the leg, Lincoln Police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A 34-year-old Lincoln man was arrested after threatening two people with a gun before shooting himself in the leg, police said. The arrest brings closure to a shooting near 10th and South streets that left one man with a bullet wound. According to an arrest affidavit, Haakeem Shannon showed up at Bryan West with a gunshot wound after midnight on Feb. 8.
WATCH: Man dips hot dog in drink while trespassing on Lincoln porch
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man enjoyed a tasty treat last month while trespassing at a north Lincoln home. Police are searching for the man who went onto the victim’s porch near 33rd and Holdrege streets on March 28. He sat down on a rocking chair and dipped...
Man wielding knife stole $80 in goods from northeast Lincoln Walmart, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man was arrested Monday in a robbery last week at a northeast Lincoln Walmart, police say. On Friday around 7 p.m., officers responded to Walmart near 84th and Adams streets on a report of a shoplift. An employee had tried to confront 37-year-old Derek...
Two-vehicle crash slows down traffic at south Lincoln intersection
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A two-vehicle crash at a south Lincoln intersection has slowed down traffic Wednesday evening. Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to the crash at the intersection of 40th Street and Nebraska Parkway just before 5:50 p.m. According to Lincoln Police, one person had minor injuries. A 10/11...
Vehicle stolen three times this year found near 9th and O streets in Lincoln, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A 19-year-old was arrested after officers drew their firearms at a busy Lincoln intersection last week. Mia Gonzalez, along with three juveniles, were arrested following a dramatic scene at the intersection of Ninth and O streets on Friday. On Wednesday, Lincoln Police were called to a...
2 men face multiple charges in Lincoln shooting that injured 4 people
LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln law enforcement made two arrests in relation to the Oct. 2023 shooting that injured four people. On Oct. 20, Lincoln police found one shooting victim in the area of 13th and O streets in the early morning hours, and then later, three other victims showed up at a Lincoln hospital.
Three minors caught after escaping juvenile facility in Kearney
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Three minors absconded Wednesday from a juvenile facility in Kearney, state officials say. They escaped around 8:30 a.m. from the Youth Rehabilitation Treatment Center. Facility staff, the Kearney Police Department, the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office and the Nebraska State Patrol started searching for the missing...
LPD Arrest Burglary Suspect at Crime Scene Early Wednesday
LINCOLN–(KFOR Apr. 24)–Thanks to help from the business security company, a 20-year-old Lincoln man is jail, after he got in through an unlocked door at Frontier Harley Davidson near NW 40th and West “O” Street early Wednesday morning. Captain Todd Kocian says they were contacted after...
Lincoln man sentenced to more than six years for dealing meth
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Lincoln man was sentenced Friday for conspiracy to distribute meth. U.S. District Judge John Gerrard sentenced John Rice, 35, to 6½ years in prison with a five-year term of supervised release. From May 2020 to December 2021, Rice conspired with at least two...
Lincoln man accused of drunkenly attacking 13-year-old, threatening four others
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln man is accused of attacking a 13-year-old boy and threatening four others last weekend. According to court documents, 43-year-old Brian Ising is charged with one count of terroristic threats and one count of intentional child abuse. On April 14, officers were called to a...
Man found guilty of killing co-worker during argument in northeast Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A man was convicted on Friday of killing his co-worker in northeast Nebraska. After a five-day trial, a jury found David Phillips Jr., 22, guilty of manslaughter. That’s lower than the second-degree murder conviction sought by prosecutors. On March 1, 2023, Phillips got into...
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