By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A local man was arrested Monday in north Salina in a vehicle reported stolen earlier in the western part of the city.
Salina Police Captain Gary Hanus said this morning that an officer was sent to the 900 block of Birch Drive at 5:50 p.m. Monday for the report of a stolen 2003 Buick Rendezvous. The SUV was valued at $3,000.
The victim, a 54-year-old Salina resident, and the victim's sister reported that the SUV was stolen from the front driveway of the residence. A known suspect had been at the house and information about that person was provided to the officer, Hanus said.
Another officer later observed the SUV in the 600 block of W. Diamond Drive and conducted a traffic stop. The known suspect, identified as Marquis T. Wellington, 26, of Salina, was the lone occupant of the SUV and was taken into custody, Hanus said.
Wellington faces requested charges of felony theft and theft, Hanus said.