Herman William Pearson
1904 - 1988 (83 years)
29 Oct 1956 Herman Pearson garage robbery Lincoln Star
Armed Burglar Robs Ceresco Garage of $5
CERESCO, Neb. - Garage-owner Herman Pearson surprised a burglar ransacking his garage Sunday night but was forced to leave at gunpoint as the armed man escaped with $4 to $5.
Pearson said, "I saw the man crouching in the office as I rasied up, pointed a gun at me, and told me to get out."
"I left, jumped in my car which was parked in front of the garage," Pearson said, "and I went home to call the sheriff."
Pearson said the burglar took "only $4 to $5 from the cash register."
SMASHED WINDOW
The burglar entered the garage by smashing a rear window and reaching through to unlatch the frame.
Sheriff Joe Divis of Saunders County arrived to investigate the break-in. Pearson said he did not see a car that belonged to the burglar as he drove up to his garage to do som Sunday night work.
He described the man to to the sheriff as wearing a leather jacket, having brown hair, about 25 years old and weighing about 155 pounds.
The Safety Patrol immediately sent out a broadcast on the description.
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