Posted By: KLKN Newsroom
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The Pike County Sheriff's office in Illinois says two men arrested for robbery there are considered the same that robbed a Lincoln store.
It happened at the U-Stop near the Lincoln Airport early Saturday. Lincoln Police Captain Joe Wright says two men robbed the U-Stop on NW 12th at around 4:30 a.m. Captain Wright says the two men armed with a metal rods or pipes threatened the employee.
Early Sunday morning, two male men walked into a convenience store in Barry, IL and demanded cash from the clerk. They were armed with a screw driver and a 3-foot metal wire rod.
Minutes later, two men were arrested for that robbery. James D. Nolf-Crihfielt (21) and Jeffery R. Skog (23), both of Fort Collins were arrested for robbery. Sheriff Paul Petty says after further investigation, it was determined two separate and similar armed robberies occurred in Idaho Springs, CO prior to the Labor Day weekend and Lincoln, NE on September 8th. Both agencies were contacted by the Pike County Sheriff who is working to conclude the investigations.
