Reward Now Offered For Information On Neligh Burglary

A reward is now being offered for information on a burglary of a Neligh residence last month.

Police chief Mike Wright said a $1,000 reward is being offered for information resulting or leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals involved in the burglary at the Dane and Jennifer Blackburn-Nielsen home. 

The burglary was reported on Aug. 30 after the family returned home Sunday after spending the weekend away to find their home broken into.

"They took a lot of random things. They took pistols but left the shotguns and the ammo," she said. "They took a 54-inch Vizio TV off the wall but left another TV about that size that was sitting on a stand."

Blackburn-Nielsen said among the many items taken were were five pistols. They were a Ruger semi-auto 9mm, Taurus semi-auto 9mm, Remington 6 shooter .22 with NRA logo, Ruger semi-auto .22 and semi-auto .22 with Pheasants forever logo on pistol grip.

Other items were an Xbox 360 console, play station 3 and 70 Xbox and PS3 games and 54" Vizio television. 

If you have any information on the burglary, Wright said to contact the Neligh Police Department at 402-887-4335 or the Antelope County Sheriff's Department at 402-887-4148.

This was the second time this family has been victim of theft this summer. Their pontoon boat was stolen while at Lazy Rivers Acres. Blackburn-Nielsen's father was also burglarized this summer when his Gator was stolen from his building about a half-mile from Blackburn-Nielsen's home.