LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Lincoln Police have a suspect in custody who was involved in a bank robbery which occurred on Friday. The suspect is currently being held outside Lancaster county.
Suspect who robbed Lincoln Federal Savings Bank on Friday morning. (Surveillance photo)
More information on the suspect’s identity will be released within the next day or two.
Lincoln Police are investigating a bank robbery at Lincoln Federal Savings Bank at 70th and O Streets.
Lincoln Police officers were dispatched to a hold up alarm at the bank just before 9 a.m. Friday. According to police, while officers were on the way, employees of the bank confirmed that a suspect had entered the bank with a handgun. Police said the man put money in an empty Coors Light box.
Police said there were two tellers and a customer inside when the robbery happened.
Lincoln East went into lockout status for a short time. The school sent a letter to families when the lockout began and another when it ended.
East Families,
Our School Resource Officer and Lincoln Public Schools Security indicate there is no longer a need to be in Lockout. I want to be clear – your students and staff are safe and as of 10:00 a.m. we no longer in Lockout.
This morning at approximately 9:10, our School Resource Officer out of an abundance of caution recommended we go into Lockout while law enforcement responded to a situation in the area. We remained in Lockout as police to continued to investigate the situation. A Lockout is used when there is a possible situation outside the building. Staff make sure all students stay inside the building. Our staff and security team worked with students as they transitioned from our portable classrooms to the main building. Teaching and learning continued as normal.