NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (North Platte Post) – 3 North Platte men have been arrested and charged with theft after cashing in stolen scrap metal at a local business.
On Monday, North Platte Police responded to the 2000 block of West 9th on the report that someone was repeatedly stealing scrap metal. An investigation revealed that the suspects had turned in the scrap at North Platte Metals earlier that day and were driving a white Chevy Colorado pickup truck. The items that had been turned in to NP Metals were identified as stolen leading to the arrest of 20 year old Eryan Segan, 19 year old Jamieson Swain and 19 year old Cole Picotte. Segan was driving the suspected pickup; Swain and Picotte were arrested at a local residence.
All three men have been charged with Felony Theft and remain in the Lincoln County Jail.