Deputies from the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in identifying two males in connection with a vehicle theft and attempted vehicle theft last week.
About 2 a.m. on Thursday, deputies responded to the area of Fourth and Chestnut Streets in Springfield for a report of an attempted theft of a pickup truck. The owner of a Ford F-250 told investigators that he heard his truck start in the driveway and confronted a male, who was in the driver’s seat.
The male pointed a black handgun at the owner, who retreated into his residence. The male then exited the truck, entered a white Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ford Explorer parked on the street that drove away.
An additional white Ford Explorer followed the BNSF vehicle from the scene. Deputies in western Sarpy County attempted a traffic stop near the Nebraska Crossing shopping center on a BNSF Explorer, but the vehicle fled.
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During the investigation, deputies learned the additional white Ford Explorer that followed the BNSF vehicle had been stolen from another Springfield home on Chestnut Street. The BNSF Explorer was later found abandoned with front-end damage at U.S. Highway 6 and 220th Street in Gretna. It was determined that vehicle had been stolen from a house in northern Springfield.
Video footage from inside the recovered BNSF Explorer shows two suspects, both with handguns. A White male wearing a black face mask and green sweatshirt was seated in the passenger seat. A Black male wearing a black face mask and white sweatshirt was seated in the driver’s seat.
If you have any information about the identities of either suspect, please contact Sarpy County Crimestoppers at 402-592-STOP (7867), visit , or contact Sgt. John Sanderson at 402-593-1528. A tip that leads to the identity of the suspects can result in a cash reward.
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