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New Beginnings is a fundraising store for a local charity,
Genesis Ministries. Genesis provides shelter and recovery programs
for women from abused and troubled backgrounds, to help them
re-emerge into society as healthy and productive citizens. The main
campus is located north of Lincoln at the site of the former
Bartmann Nursing Home. On Sunday evening a New Beginnings
volunteer, Nancy Vannoy, stopped by New Beginnings and found the
front door unlocked.
The theft took place sometime after closing on Saturday. The
store was closed and locked. A thief or thieves apparently gained
access to keys sometime while the store was open and later let
themselves in after hours. Manager Lisa Ramlow said that, while
inside, the person or people riffled through drawers and the cash
drawer, taking approximately $500 in cash from the deposit. Some
clothing items were knocked from the racks, but no other items or
merchandise appears to have been taken or affected. Upon exiting,
the person or people left the front door unlocked but closed, and
left the back door wide open.
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 Jim Youngquist, Genesis president, said that the store does not
carry insurance that would cover the theft, and the money will be
missed.
Lincoln police were called to the scene, and detective Tom
Rowland is conducting an investigation. Information regarding this
theft should be reported to the
Lincoln
Police Department.
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