On Sept. 30, a 24-year-old Nebraska man pleaded guilty to a number of charges after he was accused of being involved in a string of robberies in Council Bluffs. A representative with the Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office stated that he would spend a mandatory minimum of seven years in prison before he is eligible for parole. Detectives conducted surveillance at businesses they felt could become targets. At a Council Bluffs Walgreens, the man was reportedly seen entering the store wearing black clothing and black pantyhose over his head. He allegedly fled with an unknown amount of money after displaying a

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A Nebraska man has been sentenced to prison time in relation to his involvement in a burglary in North Platte. The man pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of theft by receiving items worth up to $1,500; the Lincoln County Attorney had initially charged him with burglary by forced entry. The defense argued that the prosecution lacked direct evidence that the man was connected to the crime, but a judge ultimately bound the crime over for trial. The man eventually agreed to a plea agreement in which he pleaded guilty in exchange for the prosecution dropping the burglary charge and

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