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Month: April 2013

NPPD Crime Log (4/9-4/11)

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COURTESY OF THE NORTH PLATTE POLICE DEPARTMENT

04/09/2013 00:00:04 ALARM – OTHER 3700 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 00:14:54 ALARM – OTHER 1000 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 00:16:00 ALARM – OTHER 200 E LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 01:03:51 CITIZEN ASSIST 600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 02:07:50 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS E B ST /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 02:56:51 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 03:16:51 NON-CRIMINAL/GENERAL 2300 E 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 03:31:30 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 05:14:44 SPEEDING 900 S OAK ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 05:28:37 MOTORIST ASSIST E 5TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 05:53:42 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 2300 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 06:51:35 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 07:05:26 CITIZEN ASSIST 2300 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 07:37:12 NON-CRIMINAL/GENERAL W 4TH ST /N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 07:38:57 CITIZEN ASSIST 2300 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 07:51:03 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 1300 N HAYES AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 08:14:09 CITIZEN ASSIST 1700 BURLINGTON BL
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 08:18:09 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 08:32:18 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 400 E LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 09:08:45 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 1800 N WASHINGTON
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 09:15:23 CITIZEN ASSIST 800 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 09:34:49 LOOSE ANIMALS 4000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 09:34:38 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 1600 W 13TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 09:53:02 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 1200 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 09:56:18 VIOL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEV mcdonald / Philip
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/09/2013 10:11:04 VIOL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEV philip / oak
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/09/2013 10:16:41 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 1700 W 14TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 10:25:24 LOOSE ANIMALS 2400 N BUFFALO BILL AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 10:57:50 LOOSE ANIMALS N BUFFALO BILL AV /W 18TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 11:19:10 PARKING PROH CERTAIN AREAS 100 E C ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 11:52:03 LOOSE ANIMALS 3700 PRAIRIE RIDGE RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 11:54:24 ASSIST OTH LAW ENF 400 E 12TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 11:57:36 CITIZEN ASSIST 300 RIVERSIDE DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 11:57:11 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY-GENERAL Charlie Evans / Buffalo
NORTH PLATTE, NE
04/09/2013 12:14:49 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS 1100 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 12:28:13 CITIZEN ASSIST NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 12:39:15 OTHER DISTURBANCE 2600 W 21ST ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 12:50:39 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION 100 N ASH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 12:55:48 TERRORISTIC THREATS 1700 W 14TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 13:18:37 CITIZEN ASSIST 1200 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 13:27:22 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT W 7TH ST /N MAPLE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 13:50:01 CITIZEN ASSIST 2400 E 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 14:06:27 DOMEST ASSAULT-MISD 1400 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 14:40:09 WATCH FOR/INFORMATION 700 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 14:48:12 THEFT BY DECEPTION NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 15:09:07 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER 1500 E 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 15:35:54 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC 4000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 15:44:21 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL 400 S LINCOLN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 16:12:28 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 1300 N Carr
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 16:17:14 CITIZEN ASSIST 1200 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 17:06:34 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT W 4TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 17:06:40 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL E 4TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 18:03:16 ALARM-GENERAL 500 W 18TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 19:02:17 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 300 E 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 19:05:08 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED 1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 20:23:38 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 900 E 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 20:35:02 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER 300 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 20:36:16 CITIZEN ASSIST 700 E Philip
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 22:06:15 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS W Reid /S Jeffers
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 23:14:38 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 23:48:35 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS E E ST /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2013 23:59:25 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT 800 W 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 00:16:48 ASSIST FIRE DEPT 2600 W 21ST ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 01:23:37 ASSIST OTH AGENCY 1700 E 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 01:34:58 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS W 4TH ST /N MILLS AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 01:39:01 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS W B ST /S ASH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 02:30:15 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 02:51:19 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 300 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 03:21:46 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 200 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 05:58:43 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 2800 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 06:29:59 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
North Platte, NE 69103
04/10/2013 07:03:58 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL W PHILIP AV / DILLON CT
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 07:15:41 WELFARE CHECK 400 E 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 07:43:02 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION 1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 07:50:28 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL W 1ST ST /N SHERIDAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 07:59:12 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION 300 N GRANT AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 08:25:07 MOTORIST ASSIST 3400 S NEWBERRY
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 00:16:48 ASSIST FIRE DEPT 2600 W 21ST ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 01:23:37 ASSIST OTH AGENCY 1700 E 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 01:34:58 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS W 4TH ST /N MILLS AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 01:39:01 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS W B ST /S ASH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 02:30:15 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 02:51:19 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 300 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 03:21:46 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 200 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 05:58:43 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 2800 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 06:29:59 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
North Platte, NE 69103
04/10/2013 07:03:58 PREF RIGHT OF WAY-STOP AND YIELD SIGNS A ST / Lakeview AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 07:15:41 WELFARE CHECK 400 E 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 07:43:02 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION 1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 07:50:28 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT W 1ST ST /N SHERIDAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 07:59:12 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION 300 N GRANT AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 08:25:07 MOTORIST ASSIST 3400 S NEWBERRY
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 08:47:35 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 900 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 09:28:23 WELFARE CHECK E 13TH ST /N POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 09:52:31 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC 300 W C ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 10:05:54 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 100 W FRONT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 10:15:19 UNCONT JUV MALE 200 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 11:13:14 OTHER EQUIP VIOLATION W Leota ST /S Jeffers ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 11:19:25 OTHER EQUIP VIOLATION 1100 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 11:21:20 CARE OF ANIMALS 800 S TABOR AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 11:27:43 ALARM-GENERAL 800 S ELM ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 11:29:52 OTHER EQUIP VIOLATION 300 E 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 11:36:00 TRAFFIC HAZARD POPLAR VIADUCT,
1 POPLAR VIADUCT
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 11:42:33 VIOL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEV E 4TH ST /N Poplar
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 12:22:36 CITIZEN ASSIST 1100 S TABOR AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 12:25:25 VIOL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEV S Oak / Reid
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/10/2013 12:37:02 DRUG PARPH- USE OR POSSESS 1100 HALLIGAN DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 13:11:34 VIOL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEV B ST / Jeffers AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/10/2013 13:22:30 EXPIRED INTRANSIT TAGS RODEO RD /N CURTIS AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 13:38:57 SPEEDING 700 W WALKER RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 13:47:14 FAILURE TO SIGNAL TURN W PHILIP AV /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 14:07:16 VIOL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEV W B /S Jeffers
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/10/2013 14:30:13 OTHER EQUIP VIOLATION 1100 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 14:43:43 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION 100 E F ST
North Platte, NE 69101
04/10/2013 14:54:02 SPEEDING 2nd ST / Jeffers AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 15:05:06 FORGERY- 1ST DEGREE 4500 SOUTH PARKWAY DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 15:34:45 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL W B ST /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 16:09:13 WELFARE CHECK 2000 W 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 16:18:29 WELFARE CHECK 3000 W 13TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 16:21:53 OTHER EQUIP VIOLATION E Philip AV /s Dewey ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 16:41:17 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL W B ST /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 17:11:46 WATCH FOR/INFORMATION 1900 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 17:34:09 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL HALLIGAN DR /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 18:43:49 OTHER DISTURBANCE 800 N DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 18:45:39 SUSPICIOUS PERSON N CARR AV /W 13TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 18:51:25 FALSE REPORTING W 1ST ST /N MADISON AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 19:00:47 ASSAULT- 3RD DEGREE- MINOR INJURY 900 E E ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 19:32:10 ASSIST OTH LAW ENF 600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 19:45:08 ASSAULT ON OFFICER- 1ST DEG 600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 20:28:30 ASSIST FIRE DEPT 1300 S TABOR AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 20:31:15 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 700 N POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 23:06:16 CITIZEN ASSIST NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 23:09:13 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS W PHILIP AV /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2013 23:47:29 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/11/2013 01:02:42 ASSAULT- 2ND DEGREE 1700 N FRANKLIN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/11/2013 02:06:06 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL E 4TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/11/2013 03:50:21 FALSE REPORTING 200 S CHESTNUT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/11/2013 06:12:01 WELFARE CHECK 400 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/11/2013 06:43:41 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/11/2013 07:43:14 MOTORIST ASSIST BUFFALO VIADUCT-NORTH,
1 BUFFALO VIADUCT
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/11/2013 07:49:44 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL RODEO RD /N CURTIS AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/11/2013 07:55:46 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC 700 W D ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

NE State Fair Adds Trace Adkins to Concert Lineup

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Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins

Country superstar Trace Adkins will perform at the 2013 Nebraska State Fair, Sunday, August 25th.  Tickets go on sale June 18 at the Heartland Events Center Box Office, Ticketmaster.com and at TicketMaster locations.  Cost is $18 plus fees.  Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 18 at 8am.

According to State Fair Events and Entertainment Director, Chelsey Jungck, “Trace Adkins is involved in many aspects of show business. With 10 million albums sold, Trace is also a TV personality, actor, author and spokesman for the Wounded Warrior Program and the American Red Cross.”

Having won awards from the Academy of Country Music and CMT, Trace Adkins’ trademark baritone has powered countless hits to the top of the charts and turned albums into Platinum.  The Grammy nominated singer has earned a place at the table with membership to the Grand Ole Opry, recurring appearances on The Celebrity Apprentice, movie roles and host of the American Country Awards.

Jungck says, “Adkins is a crowd pleaser with a wide range of hits from “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” to  “You’re Gonna Miss This” and even helping old pal Blake Shelton with “This Hillbilly Bone.”  His wry sense of humor makes him a great performer, and we’re very excited to bring him to the Nebraska State Fair.”

In 2011, Adkins’ last album, Proud to Be Here debuted atop the Billboard Country Chart with the Top Ten Hit, “Just Fishin’,” and his eleventh studio album, Love Will… has just been released.

Trace Adkins
Sunday, August 25
6pm
Heartland Events Center
Ticket Cost:  $18 plus fees
Heartland Events Center Box Office
Ticketmaster.com

Three Teen Boys Arrested for Sexual Battery After Girl Hangs Herself

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Santa-Clara-County-SheriffA Northern California sheriff’s office has arrested three 16-year-old boys on accusations that they sexually battered a 15-year-old girl who hanged herself eight days after the attack last fall.

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Jose Cardoza says the teens were arrested Thursday, two at Saratoga High School and a third at Christopher High School in Gilroy.

The victim’s family attorney Robert Allard says students shared photos of the attack on cellphones. He says the alleged victim, Audrey Pott, posted on Facebook that her life was “ruined” and that she was going through her “worst day ever” shortly before she committed suicide.

The family isn’t making statements to the media and has requested privacy until a planned news conference Tuesday.

Authorities Investigate Theft of Thousands of Dollars Worth of Metal from Omaha Nonprofit

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omaha-policeAuthorities are investigating who took thousands of dollars’ worth of aluminum and copper from heating and cooling units belonging to a nonprofit group in Omaha.

Northeast Industries reported the damage to three industrial units last weekend. Employees discovered the missing material after noticing the units were blowing cold air.

Northeast Industries houses a vocational training center that helps nearly 35 people with intellectual disabilities. It will cost the nonprofit $30,000 to replace the units, though insurance will cover most of it.

The station reports Northeast Industries may install an alarm system with motion lights and video surveillance. But officials say it would be an added expense for their tight budget.

Lincoln Learns of Misspelling of Gandhi in Park

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union-plaza-park“In a gentle way, you can shake the world,” says the quotation carved into stone at Union Plaza park in Lincoln.

It’s credited to Ghandi.

Oops.

It’s Gandhi, the last name of Mohandas Gandhi, who long struggled for social justice in India. He also was known as Mahatma Gandhi.

City parks director Lynn Johnson says that no one’s reported the problem in the 2½ years the quote has been visible at the park’samphitheater.

Johnson says the city likely will remove the quote from the stone and have the correct name and the quotation etched onto a metal plate for installation elsewhere in the park.

Omaha Man Sent to Prison for Being a Felon with a Firearm

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dept.-of-justiceAn Omaha man has been sentenced to nearly 13 years federal prison for being a felon with a stolen gun.

The office of U.S. Attorney Deb Gilg says 28-year-old Isaiah Cobb Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to four years and 10 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm and another three years and 10 months for being a felon with a gun. He got another year for violating the terms of his release from prison.

Prosecutors say Cobb was convicted in 2005 of selling crack, and was released under supervision in 2007. Last year, Cobb told a visiting probation officer that he had a handgun in his apartment for protection. A check of the gun revealed it had been stolen from a vehicle five years earlier.

Alcohol Enforcement in Nebraska Hits Budget Hurdle

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state-patrol-logoAn effort to boost state-level alcohol enforcement in Nebraska is colliding with budget realities in the Legislature.

Sen. Russ Karpisek of Wilber presented a bill Thursday to increase the number of Nebraska State Patrol officers, who would focus primarily on alcohol-law enforcement.

The patrol has 477 sworn officers, the lowest number since 1986. Karpisek says the number of alcohol licenses has surged during that time.

Lawmakers spent the morning debating the proposal’s costs, without reaching a vote. Some questioned whether they should commit money specifically for alcohol-law investigators, as opposed to giving the State Patrol more money for officers in general.

Karpisek has scaled back his original proposal from 15 officers to 10, and he says that number is still fluid.

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Omaha Man Struck by Vehicle

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ambulanceAn Omaha man is in extremely critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in the downtown area.

The Omaha Police Department says 55-year-old Richard Brown was hit Thursday morning near a crosswalk between 20th Street and Harney Street.

Sgt. Joe Collins say 71-year-old Joephus Neal, of Lincoln, was driving a Chevrolet Suburban southbound and was preparing to turn east when the accident happened. Brown was crossing Harney Street. Neal told police he had a green light.

Brown suffered head injuries and was taken to Creighton University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

A spokesman for the medical center says no information about Brown’s condition was available at this time.

Collins says speed and alcohol were not factors in the accident.

Nebraska Furniture Mart will Allow Shoppers to Carry Concealed Weapons with Proper Permit

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NE-Furniture-MartOne of the biggest retailers in Omaha, the Nebraska Furniture Mart, is changing its policy to allow shoppers to carry concealed weapons as long as they the proper permit.

The Nebraska Furniture Mart also plans to begin arming some of its security guards with handguns after they are trained to handle them.

The store’s loss prevention manager Jim Cahill says there have been incidents where a shoplifter pulled a knife on employees, and the store wants to be able to protect staff and customers.

The Nebraska Furniture Mart is owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Similar policies will be used at the company’s existing store in Kansas City and its store under construction in the Dallas area.

Federal Cuts Impact National Monuments in Nebraska

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Scottsbluff National Monument
Scotts Bluff National Monument

Officials at two national monuments in Nebraska are reducing staff and eliminating programming due to federal budget cuts.

The automatic, across-the-board cuts have affected Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice and Scotts Bluff National Monument in Gering.

Homestead Superintendent Mark Engler says five percent, or $62,000, has been taken from the park’s annual budget of about $1.2 million. Scotts Bluff Superintendent Ken Mabery says the park is losing five percent of its annual budget of about $1 million.

Homestead’s cuts include a popular campfire series, and some grounds keeping and janitorial services. Scotts Bluff is cutting some of its summer staff and shortening its hours.

Both Engler and Mabery say the cuts could affect how many people visit the park.

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