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Grand Island Police: Man Wielding Board Was Chasing Burglary Suspect

police-lights-redGRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Police say a man seen running down a Grand Island street wielding a two-by-four was chasing a home burglary suspect.

An officer stopped the 31-year-old man he saw running with the wooden board around 3 a.m. Sunday. The man said he was following someone he had found in his garage and who had broken a window in one of his vehicles.

Based on a description given by the man, police soon made a traffic stop and arrested the 17-year-old driver on suspicion of having a role in the break-in.

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