By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
Police are investigating another daytime residential burglary.
A 28-year-old Salina woman told police that she had left for an appointment at approximately 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. When she returned to her home in the 800 block of W. Republic Avenue approximately an hour later, she discovered that the family cat was shut in the basement, which it hadn't been before, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning.
The woman checked with her husband to see whether he had been home. He had not. When her husband got home, he discovered that his tan Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm gun, a metal lock box, and some ammunition were missing, Forrester said. Also missing was a box with miscellaneous coins.
Total loss was estimated at $460.
Police are checking for surveillance video in the neighborhood.
Forrester noted that this was the third or fourth recent daytime residential burglary in the general area. He said people need to make sure they are keeping their property locked.