Lincoln Police Department Annual Report 2009 - City of Lincoln ...

T HE YEAR IN REVIEW
JULY
Tracy Milbourn responsible for setting three vacant homes on fire over a two day period. These homes, in the area of 20th & R
Streets, were set to be razed as part of the Antelope Valley Project.
AUGUST
Propane cylinders, aerosol cans and flammable liquids were used to create an explosion outside Lincoln Southeast High School,
causing $12,000 damage to the building.
SEPTEMBER
On September 15th, Carnell Jimmerson and Tiuana Johnson were taken into custody following three convenience store robberies all
committed that day. Officer Brenner spotted the men outside a fourth convenience store where they were quickly apprehended.
Shaquille Falcon and Casey Sloan were arrested for an ATM robbery in Northeast Lincoln that left the victim with a gunshot wound
to the leg. Falcon was also lodged for an unrelated 2008 1st degree sexual assault of a 7 year old girl.
O CTOBER
Dallas Huston was arrested for Assisting Suicide based on his involvement in the September asphyxiation death of his boyfriend,
Ryan Johnson. Evidence obtained through subsequent interviews led the County Attorney’s Office to upgrade the charges to 2nd
degree Murder.
Nathan Kuhn was killed after his friend, Chance Paap, was negligently handling a firearm. Paap initially panicked and fled the state.
He returned to Lincoln 4 days later and reported the death to Lincoln Police. Paap was arrested for Manslaughter.
NOVEMBER
Officers from the Northwest and Traffic Teams were able to move back into their offices after being displaced since May. Mold
discovered in that area of the building led to extensive eradication and repair.
Lisa Ramirez Rodriguez reported to her neighbor that she just killed someone and needed help. Officers found her boyfriend,
Christopher Grant, in their apartment with a fatal stab wound to his chest. Ramirez Rodriguez was
arrested at the scene for 1st degree Assault and Use of a Weapon to Commit a Felony.
DECEMBER
Four people arrested in a “Chop Shop” investigation that involved dismantling stolen Ford F350 trucks
for their parts. A West O Street body shop, Kustom Auto, owned by Justin Couch, was a store front for
the illegal operation.
Lincoln Police ended the year by setting a new record for DWI arrests at 2,330. The new record
eclipsed the old one of 2,253 just set in 2008. Prior to that, the record of 1,992 stood for 34 years,
since 1974.