By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Salina Post
A Falun resident returned home to a surprising discovery — his tan 2005 Ford Focus missing from the driveway.
According to Saline County Sheriff Rodger Soldan, the owner left the vehicle unlocked at his home in the 100 block of North Main Street on the north edge of Falun.
The car was missing when the owner returned home at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6.
"He had missed a phone call from one of his buddies who had seen his vehicle parked along the ditch of Forsse Road," Soldan said. "Just north of Falun."
The car owner missed the call at around 6 p.m. and reported the crime at 7:05 p.m. to the Saline County Sheriff's Office.
Soldan said when deputies found the mud-covered vehicle, they saw the tracks showing the thief's "joy ride" in the area. Even with the vehicle recovered, the owner noticed something missing from the car's interior.
"The car was stolen and recovered with no damage other than being muddy," Soldan said. "But he's missing $2,700 in cash."
Deputies found no suspects in the area near the recovered Ford Focus.