Law enforcement looking for man who fled from officers - NTV

CURTIS, Neb. — Law enforcement is attempting to locate a man who fled a traffic stop near the Frontier/Dawson County line Sunday night.

According to the Frontier County Sheriff’s Office, authorities are attempting to locate Austin Simkins.

The sheriff’s office said that around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, a deputy attempted to assist a stranded motorist, Simkins, on Highway 23 near Road 750. When the deputy asked Simkins for his name, he allegedly provided a false name and later fled on foot into an open field.

Around 10 p.m. Sunday, a rural Dawson County resident reported their vehicle stolen near the area of the original incident. Around 11:30 p.m., a Dawson County Sheriff’s deputy located Simkins and the stolen vehicle in Gothenburg, but he later fled on foot.

After approximately two hours, the search for Simkins was called off.

Anyone with information on Simkins' whereabouts is urged to contact their local law enforcement agency.

source: https://nebraska.tv/newsletter-daily/law-enforcement-looking-for-man-austin-simkins-who-fled-from-officers-frontier-county-sheriff-office

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