Police formed a perimeter Saturday morning near Speedway Village to search for a suspect who stole hunting gear from a southwest Lincoln business.
Capt. Bob Farber said an employee of Paul Davis Restoration was at the business’s Sixth Street warehouse when alarms were triggered at approximately 9 a.m.
When police arrived, a man was spotted walking on the railroad tracks next to the building carrying hunting gear. The suspect dropped the gear and fled toward Wilderness Park, Farber said.
A perimeter was formed between Pioneers Boulevard and West Calvert Street and First Street and Salt Creek, said Capt. Don Scheinost.
A Nebraska State Patrol helicopter and a K-9 unit assisted in the search, police say. The perimeter was called off at 1:13 p.m.
The suspect cut padlocks off storage containers behind the business, Farber said. It is not known if the suspect was inside the warehouse.
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The business is missing hunting decoys and other materials, although some items were recovered.
Farber described the suspect as a medium-built white male in his 30s, wearing dark clothing and a hat. The suspect is not believed to be a danger to the public, Farber said.
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