Posted February 15, 2024 10:42am
(KLKA)-- KOLN-TV in Lincoln reports the Pawnee County Sheriff- Office reached out to the Lancaster County Sheriff- Office about a fire rig that had been stolen from the Burchard Volunteer Fire Department in June of last year.
Deputies from Pawnee County suspected the vehicle was being kept on a property in rural Lancaster County.
The vehicle, a 2004 Chevy Silverado 2500, was valued at $5,000.
The Nebraska State Patrol- Airwing did a flyover of the property on Tuesday and confirmed that the stolen rig was there. Deputies contacted the property- owner and located multiple items stolen from the truck inside, including a chainsaw, a leaf blower, radios and fire masks.
25-year-old Shelby Watkins, was arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft.