Man awoken after armed robber breaks into north Lincoln home, police say

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police are investigating after an armed man broke into a north Lincoln home on Thursday.

Around 6:55 p.m., a 36-year-old man was sleeping inside a home near 29th and Orchard streets when he heard a noise.

A man wearing a ski mask and armed with a handgun had broken into the home, police said.

The man racked the handgun and demanded money from the victim, according to police.

He took the victim’s wallet, looked through it and dropped it on the floor.  The man then left the home.

Nothing else was missing.  The home’s back door had about $200 in damage, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 402-441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.

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