By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Lead Reporter - Salina Post
A Salina resident doing construction work on a property in the 200 block of East Jewell Avenue returned to the home at about 5:18 p.m. on Friday, May 3, and found more than $4,800 in tools missing from the property.
Salina Police Department (SPD) Capt. David Villanueva said that sometime between 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, and the evening of May 3, an unknown suspect broke through a window to gain access to the "oodles of tools."
"A 43-year-old Salina male had apparantly bought this property and had been doing some work on this property," Villanueva said. "He found when he came back that there was a window in the back of the home that had been broken out and entry was made. Inside, he had just oodles of tools."
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The total damage done by the unknown suspect amounted to $5,060, with $200 accounted for in the damage to the broken window and the remaining $4,860 as stolen tools.
Villanueva said the suspect stole power tools, levels, drills, saws, an air compressor, a leaf blower, a bandsaw and more from the property.
"To move that much product, you have to have a vehicle. I don't think you're going to be doing all that on foot," Villanueva said. "I would hope that somebody would be able to have some video in that area."
SPD officers continue investigating the burglary.
Salina Post will update the story as more information becomes available.