Robbery In Sidney Leads To Four Arrests
By Klark Byrd <a href="mailto:kbyrd@suntelegraph.com">kbyrd@suntelegraph.com</a>
SIDNEY &#045; Four adult males have been arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol after a 911 call Thursday afternoon reported a robbery in the vicinity of the Sapp Bros. truck stop parking lot, authorities said.
&#8220;The original call was received by the Sidney 911 center and the Sidney Police Department responded,&#8221; Sgt. Jacobsen with the NSP said. &#8220;They notified us that the vehicle (involved) was on Interstate 80.&#8221;
A description of the vehicle was dispatched to troopers and one trooper spotted the vehicle. Jacobsen said the arrests took place at mile marker 1 on State Highway 19.
&#8220;We are treating it as a robbery, where money was taken from a person&#8221; he said.
The men are suspected of strong-arm robbery and illegal gambling. Jacobsen said the investigation  was continuing Thursday afternoon and the State Patrol was seeking a search warrant.
The men are housed in the Cheyenne County Jail, he said.
The names of the suspects and the victim had not been released as of press time.