LPD: Man taken into custody after attempted store robbery

LINCOLN, Neb. -- A Lincoln man reportedly threatened employees of a store and tried to steal a cash register.

The Lincoln Police Department said police were sent to the area of Goodhue Blvd and F St. around 4:15 p.m. for a reported robbery on Sept. 16.

Officers said they determined 43-year-old Shawn Brown entered La Ilucion, 916, S 13th St., and began threatening the employees before fleeing with the cash register.

According to authorities, two of the employees tried to intervene in the store and received minor injuries. The employees told officers that more employees followed Brown and were able to restrain him until the police arrived.

LPD said Brown was taken into custody and transported to jail for robbery. The cash register and its contents were recovered and given back to the store.