Lincoln woman threatened with gun, robbed after answering knock at door
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Lincoln Police are searching for a man after a woman was robbed at gunpoint on her doorstep Saturday evening.
Police were called to a home on the corner of Southwest 8th Street and Darren Avenue just before 8 p.m.
A 45-year-old woman told officers a someone knocked on her door.
When she answered the knock, she was greeted by a masked man armed with a handgun who demanded money.
A 15-year-old male came to aid the woman, threatening the intruder with a pipe. The masked man snatched a purse from a door-side table and ran off.
Police estimate the purse is valued at $150.
An investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call Lincoln Police at 402-441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.
