Omaha Man Accused of Stealing Vehicle, Crashing into Central Lincoln Apartment

Lincoln Police cruiser. (Courtesy of Jeff Motz/KFOR News)

Dearies Bogan (Courtesy of Lancaster County Corrections).

LINCOLN–(KFOR July 23)–An Omaha man is in jail, after he allegedly stole an SUV and crashed into a central Lincoln apartment building on Saturday afternoon.

Police say officers received a report of a man who had crashed the vehicle into the Flats on Vine apartment complex at 25th and Vine. The man left the scene, but was later detained and arrested. Police said 21-year-old Dearies Bogan of Omaha was arrested for reckless driving, theft by receiving property, and no operator’s license.

Bogan suffered minor injuries due to the crash, and was taken to a local hospital before he was jailed. The SUV had apparently been stolen from the Petro Mart off of 23rd and “R” Streets.