NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (North Platte Post)- Two North Platte men are in jail after an alert bike patrol officer caught them red-handed during a theft attempt.
Around 2 a.m. Thursday, Officer Levi Gibbs heard banging near the Big Dog Chassis building at 801 East 7th. He carefully approached the noise, catching 21 year old Landon Peters and 23 year old Brian Piel in the act of breaking in to the business. Gibbs ordered the men to lie on the ground until backup arrived.
Peters and Piel were placed under arrest and charged with attempted burglary and possession of burglary tools, both felonies. No bond has been set.