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USS Lincoln sailor returns home to ransacked apartment, stolen car

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Gugliara, S. (2026, September 26). USS Lincoln sailor returns home to ransacked apartment, stolen car. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/us-news/uss-lincoln-sailor-returns-home-to-ransacked-apartment-stolen-car/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-26 · by Sonya Gugliara

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A sailor named Connor Nelson returned home to his apartment in California after a 10-month deployment aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. Upon arriving on September 20, he found his car stolen and his apartment ransacked with thousands of dollars' worth of belongings missing. A GoFundMe campaign set up by his father has raised over $35,000 to help him recover from the incident.
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Connor Nelson, a Minnesota native and sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, returned to his apartment in Lemoore, California on September 20 after nearly 10 months of deployment. Upon arrival, he found that thieves had broken into his home, taking almost everything inside, including his TV, laptop, shoes, and fishing equipment. Additionally, his car was missing from its parking space. The incident left Nelson devastated as it robbed him of the joy typically associated with returning home after a long deployment. His father, Justin Nelson, a 22-year Navy veteran who flew to California to assist his son, expressed deep concern over how the theft impacted Connor's morale and sense of accomplishment. An online fundraiser initiated by the family has raised more than $35,000 as of now to help replace the stolen items and aid in recovery efforts for Connor Nelson.

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Sonya Gugliara
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Lincoln Navy San Diego US Navy the USS Abraham Lincoln

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Nelson PERSON · 3× Lincoln PERSON · 2× Navy ORG · 2× San Diego GPE · 2× Calif. GPE · 1× Connor Nelson PERSON · 1× GoFundMe ORG · 1× Justin Nelson PERSON · 1× Lemoore GPE · 1× US Navy ORG · 1×

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“This number includes the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons,” Cao wrote in the Sept. 22 letter.
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USS Lincoln sailor returns home to ransacked apartment, stolen car · assertive framing

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A US Navy sailor who finally returned home after 10 grueling months aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln was greeted by a ransacked apartment and stolen car. asserted
who → return → apartment
Connor Nelson was looking forward to relaxing inside his Lemoore, Calif., apartment on Sept. 20 after the extended deployment in the Middle East. asserted
Nelson → look → East
“I look into the parking lot and I see my car is gone,” Nelson recalled in a video posted by GoFundMe. asserted
Nelson → look → GoFundMe
He then went to unlock his front door — but he was able to open it with just a light push. asserted
he → go → push
“Several thousands of dollars worth of belongings were taken, and the apartment was left trashed,” his distraught father and 22-year Navy Veteran Justin Nelson wrote on the fundraiser website. asserted
father → take → website
His television, laptop, shoes and fishing equipment were among the stolen items, CBS News reported. asserted
News → steal → items
Police are investigating the harrowing incident. asserted
Police → investigate → incident
You spend the last 10 months of your life away from home, looking forward to the day you get to go home,” the younger Nelson said. asserted
Nelson → spend → day
The fundraiser to help him get back on his feet has raised over $35,000. asserted
him → help → 35,000
The USS Abraham Lincoln, a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier named after the 16th US president, left its San Diego homeport in November. asserted
Lincoln → power → November
It was stationed in the Middle East for a record-breaking nine months with roughly 250 days straight at sea while conducting combat operations amid the war in Iran. asserted
It → station → Iran
The vessel was relieved from the Middle East by the USS George Washington in late August, and is still traveling through the Pacific Ocean back to San Diego. asserted
vessel → relieve → Diego
Nelson was part of an early detachment crew that returned earlier, he explained. asserted
he → return → crew
There have been eight suicide attempts onboard since deployment, a chilling letter from Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand revealed. asserted
letter → reveal → Gillibrand
“This number includes the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons,” Cao wrote in the Sept. 22 letter. asserted
Cao → include → letter
Gillibrand slammed President Trump, who had dismissed concerns raised in mid-August about conditions aboard the Lincoln, as well as War Secretary Pete Hegseth in a scathing statement to CNN. asserted
who → slam → CNN
“Our troops and their families make immense sacrifices every single day, yet the president dismissed them with open disrespect,” the Democrat said. asserted
Democrat → make → disrespect
“That this administration can find endless taxpayer dollars for bombs, ballrooms and billionaires but cannot take care of our service members is completely unacceptable.” asserted
find → find → members
The US Navy and the White House did not return requests for comment. asserted
Navy → return → comment
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