On Saturday September 29th, officers from the North Platte Police Department responded to a possible burglary of a home.
Several individuals were allegedly loading a pickup with items taken directly from a home in the 700 block of North Bryan. When officers arrived, the several individuals, like the merchandise, were gone.
The described vehicle, driven by suspect Stanley Churchwell, 26, was located shortly after officers responded. According to the NPPD, Churchwell said he was cleaning the property as requested by the owner of the home although the owner claims he didn’t give anyone permission to be on the property.
After investigation Churchwell was arrested for two felony offences: Burglary and Theft By Taking. Most if not all of the stolen merchandise was recovered.
As for the several other individuals, Churchwell allegedly convinced them he was hired to clean the property and they apparently agreed to help him.
Later That Night…
At around 10:30 PM on Saturday, someone reported a disturbance in the 1600 block of west 9th street. Officers met with the suspect, 28-year-old Randall Northey who appeared intoxicated and the victim who was later identified as Northey’s girlfriend.
Northey allegedly caused an argument the three children witnessed. Northey threw his girlfriend on the floor where a bottle of alcohol was broken. Northey’s girlfriend received cuts and bruises from the incident.
Northey was arrested on two misdemeanor offenses: 3rd Degree Domestic Assault and Child Abuse
The Very Next Day…
On Sunday, September 30th at around 1:15 PM, 911-dispatch answered a call of a male subject reporting an armed intruder inside his home while duly noting that he himself was also armed. According to the NPPD, the caller sounded intoxicated and gave the 911 dispatcher a false address.
The 911 Dispatch Center uses advanced technology that supplied officers with a general location that the call was made, once in that area the officers heard gunshots. That’s when they saw a man armed with a handgun in a nearby yard. The man was taken into custody.
Investigation revealed that the man armed with the handgun was the same who made the call to 911 reporting an armed intruder. The man was taken into Emergency Protective Custody for the safety of himself and others.