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A LOOK AT CRIME ON CAMPUS AND IN THE COMMUNITY
Five youths face bomb charges
By PeDra Janssen
Senior Reporter
Five Lincoln youths were charged
T uesday with possession of destructive
devices that they used to create two
explosions, police said.
Lincoln Police Sgt. Ann Hccrmann
said Wednesday the youths, ages 13 to
15, detonated two homemade dry ice
bombs in plastic bottles at 1818 Mindoro
Drive.
Police spoke to the juveniles at the
scene, Hecrmann said.
“It’s amazing to me that these kids
are still out making bombs in light of
that fatality we had,” she said.
Earlier this summer, a 13-ycar-old
Lincoln boy was killed after a home
made pipe bomb exploded near him.
The juveniles charged in Tuesday’s
incident were referred to the Youth Aid
Unit and released to their parents,
Hecrmann said.
The grass where the incident oc
curred showed that two explosions had
occurred, she said.
Lincoln police also reported several
burglaries Tuesday.
Eric Fortune, 25, ofl 814 N. 68th St.
reported the theft of $ 180, a set of house
keys, a portable stereo and compact
discs from his home.
The theft occurred between 9 a.m.
and 1:25 p.m. Tuesday. The suspect
apparently broke the door to enter the
apartment, Heermann said.
Garage theft
In another case, Teresa E.A. Teater of
Lincoln reported several items stolen
from a storage garage Aug. 15 at 2601
N. 27th St.
Items stolen included Comic Celeb
rity collector cards, a coat, a craft box
and several craft-making items, a jacket
with “Amcrika” written on the back and
an “Indian Runncr”jackct with “Teresa”
written on the front.
Also stolen from the garage were a
35 mm camera, 12 packsof film, 15 hats
from a movie theme hat collection, a
Galoob box with jewelry inside and a
boom box.
The loss was $3,556. Property dam
age was $20.
Beginning midnight Tuesday
8:37 a.m. — Prank phone calls Abel
Residence Hall.
9:09 a.m. — Hit-and-run accident Ne
braska Union meter lot, $1,000 damaqe
12:51 p.m. — Shoes taken, Cook Pavil
ion, $185 loss.
12:55 p.m. — Bike accessory taken
Woods Art Gallery, $5 loss.
1:41 p.m. — Backpack taken, Nebraska
Union, $55 loss.
1:58 p.m. — Projector taken, College of
Business Administration, $600 loss
2:42 p.m. — Bike taken, 1425 R St
$1,100 loss
4:56 p.m.—Broken windows, 1545 R St
$225 damage.
5:31 pjn. — Backpack taken, Nebraska
Union, $94 loss.
7:05 p.m. — Accidental trip, alarm/secu
nty.
7:20 p.m.
Accidental trip,
alarm/secu
nty.
The pctpetrator apparently removed
a padlock from the garage to get inside,
Hcermann said. The garage may have
been unlocked, she said. _
Hcermann predicted that the num
ber of burglaries in Lincoln would in
crease during the Nebraska State Fair,
which runs from Thursday to Sept. 5.
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Police are finding more
DWI multiple offenders
By June bQDCzyK
Staff Reporter
The number of DWI multiple of
fenders is increasing in Nebraska, a
stale patrol officer said.
“The numbers increased from 2,761
inJulyof 1993 to2,984 in Julyof 1994,”
said JefT Hanson, slate patrol informa
tion coordinator. “In LancastcrCounty,
there were 435 multiple offenders as of"
July of 1994.”
Hanson said state patrol officers be
gan monitoring the number of multiplc
ofTendcr drunk drivers last year.
The project has identified the num
ber of those convicted of driving while
intoxicated at least four times and who
have had their 1 iccnscs suspended in the
state, he said.
Lt. Rick Reitz, coordinator of the
multiple-offender project, said the in
creased number of offenders involved
all areas of Nebraska. He said the aver
age profile age of a multiple offender is
32 to 35.
Officials said they weren’t sure of
the exact cause of increase in
multioffcnders. But Reitz said the in
crease could be attributed to greater law
enforcement and increased alcohol use.
“Aggressive law enforcement has a
lot todo with the increaseofofTcndcrs,”
he said. “More people arc being stopped.
The use of alcohol has also increased.”
Hanson agreed.
“More officers are finding more
DWI’s and arc making more arrests,”
he said. “It may be perceived that the
number is rising, but it could be that law
enforcement is more proficient.”
Hanson said the mullioffcndcr
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Aggressive law
enforcement has a lot
to do with the
increase of offenders.
More people are being
stopped.
— Hanson, state patrol
information coordinator
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project not only identified the multiple
offenders but tried to reduce the num
bers of drunk drivers.
One part of the project involves
mailing letters to multiple offenders.
After the fourth offense, a patrol troop
commander will send offenders a letter
to encourage them to seek help for
alcoholism.
“We decided to give letters to them
and remind them of their responsibili
ties,” Hanson said. “We give them a
number for Alcohol and Drug Abase of
Nebraska as an opportunity for help.”
Despite the efforts of the project,
Reitz said the primary responsibility for
reducing drunk driving laid with soci
ety.
"All law enforcement can do is con
tinue to enforce the laws,” he said. “It’s
up to society to teach people not to drink
and drive.
“This could be decreased through
greater education or even designated
drivers. It’s everybody’s problem, and
everybody has to help.”
Judge wants ‘felony’ defined
From Staff Reports
A judge ordered Wednesday that
prosecutors amend a charge against
NU football player Tyrone Williams
to be more specific.
Lancaster County District Court
Judge Bernard McGinn sustained a
defense motion asking them to de
fine the word “felony” in the second
charge against Williams.
“I think the defendant is entitled
to a more specific allegation,”
McGinn said.
Williams is charged with the un
lawful discharge of a firearm, oficn
called the drivc-by shooting law, and
the use of a firearm to commit a
felony. The charges arc in connec
tion to an incident last January.
The weapons charge is a Class III
felony, which carries up to a 20-year
jail sentence and a $25,000 fine. The
unlawful firearm charge isaClass IV
felony, which carries a maximum
five-year jail term and a $ 10,000 fine
and a minimum one-year sentence.
Dennis Keefe, Williams’ lawyer,
who isofthc public defender’s office,
requested the clarification on the
charge.
In the January incident, Williams
is accused of smashing the passenger
side window of a University of Ne
braska-Lincoln student’s car. The
student was stopped at a traffic light
at the intersection of 17th and L
streets.
Williams is accused of firing shots
at the car as the stydent drove away.
An arraignment hearing on the
amended charges will be held on
Sept. 14.