Lincoln Police recover stolen guns after teens crash stolen vehicle into tree

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Lincoln Police took five teens into custody last week after they crashed a stolen car, leaving one of them unresponsive in the back seat.

Around 6:20 a.m. on Friday, a man told police that his Nissan Maxima and his Dodge Magnum were stolen from his driveway in northeast Lincoln overnight.

A short time later, officers were dispatched to Antelope Park on a report of a vehicle driving erratically.

Officers found the Dodge Magnum unoccupied in the parking lot with a flat tire.

According to the caller, the man who exited the vehicle was picked up by another vehicle.

Less than an hour after the initial report, officers were dispatched to the area of Tierra Park on the report of an injury accident.

Four occupants had run from the vehicle after the stolen Nissan struck a tree, police said.  One girl was left in the car unresponsive.

The 15-year-old girl was taken to a local hospital and was found to be heavily intoxicated.

The additional suspects, a 14-year-old girl, two 15-year-old girls and a 15-year-old boy, were taken into custody after a brief chase on foot.  All teenagers were referred on suspicion of theft by receiving.

After the teenagers were taken into custody, police received a report from a man near Tierra Park of a theft from his father’s vehicle.

The man told police that the suspects stole a .40-caliber Hi Point carbine rifle, a 9 mm Beretta, a box of .40-caliber ammunition and a wallet.

A neighbor provided video that showed the 14-year-old and one of the 15-year-old girls removing the items and leaving the area, police said.

The guns, ammunition and wallet were found under a tree in the neighborhood.