UPDATE: The story has been updated to include a comment from Salina Police Chief Brad Nelson.
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KIPP -- Another unlocked vehicle in the county was burglarized overnight. This time, the vehicle belonged to a Salina Police Department (SPD) officer.
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that sometime between 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and 3:20 a.m. this morning, someone got into the unlocked personal vehicle of an SPD officer in Kipp and stole the following items.
A ballistic vest
A taser
A body camera
A Kenwood portable radio
A Glock 9mm hand gun
A flashlight
An SPD badge
52 rounds of 9mm ammunition
OC spray (pepper spray)
An ASP expandable baton
An emergency tourniquet belt holder
A black duty belt
A black and blue knife
A handcuff pouch
A magazine pouch
Total loss was estimated at $5,036, Soldan said.
As he has multiple times before, Soldan reminded people to not leave valuables in their unattended vehicles.
"We obviously take the theft of police equipment, to include a department issued handgun, extremely seriously. An Internal Affairs investigation will take place," Salina Police Chief Brad Nelson told Salina Post this morning.
Additionally, Soldan said that deputies were busy this morning taking two other vehicle burglary reports in Kipp and a third report south of Kipp.