ASSARIA -- The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating multiple vehicle burglaries in and near Assaria.
According to Sheriff Roger Soldan, two vehicles in the 9700 block of South Simpson Road were burglarized sometime between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Five COVID-19 masks were stolen from one vehicle and a car charger valued at $25 and an Uberti 1858 New Army Conversion revolver valued at $600 were stolen from the other.
On Sunday morning, deputies were called to two residences in Assaria for the reports of vehicle burglaries, Soldan said. A vehicle in the 400 block of East First Street had $5 worth of change missing and a vehicle in the 300 block of East First Street had $85 in cash missing, he said.
On Sunday afternoon, deputies were called to the 100 block of East Fourth Street where the following items were taken from a vehicle, Soldan said.
A power inverter valued at $20
$20 in gold dollars
Two padlocks valued at $20
Sunday evening, deputies were called to the 300 block of East First Street for the report of a fixed blade pocket knife being stolen from a vehicle, Soldan noted.
Soldan said he was not sure whether the recent burglaries were connected to a rash of burglaries in the county earlier in the month.
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