Trio of thieves take over $3,000 in routers at Lincoln Best Buy, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police are investigating after thieves stole over $3,000 worth of routers from Best Buy in Lincoln.
Around 2:40 p.m., three men in dark clothes entered the store near 70th and O Streets and grabbed several Wi-Fi routers.
The trio ran out of the store and drove off in a silver Ford Explorer, which was last seen heading east on O Street, police said.
Police estimate the routers are worth around $3,229.
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.
In April, two men stole $1,000 worth of routers from Best Buy. And a month later, police reported that two men ran off with $1,200 in routers from the same store.
In both thefts, the crooks were seen leaving in a gold Honda CRV. It is unknown if these cases are related.
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