LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A toilet paper thief escalated and stole the pipes behind the toilet, Lincoln Police Department says.
Police are still searching for the woman who stole the pipes at the Burger King near 60th Street and Havelock Avenue on December 12.
Security video showed the woman going to the bathroom and leaving with a “strange lump” in her pants, according to police.
After she left, the pipes between the toilet and the wall were missing.
Police say the woman has also been suspected of stealing toilet paper from the restaurant on previous occasions.
In another case, officers are looking for the owners of a red pickup truck involved in a theft from a bar near 33rd and Superior Streets.
On December 27, the truck carrying the wall panels of a walk-in cooler was seen driving away.
Then on January 17, two people driving another truck showed up at the bar and stole the spare cooler that was being assembled outside.
The police estimate the damage at around 45,000 euros.
Anyone with information on either case is asked to call the Lincoln Police Department at 402-441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.
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