By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A north Salina pickup was stolen for a second time and a Salina man was arrested after he was found in the pickup on the east side of town.
Leroy Schmidt, 84, of Salina, told police that he was notified that his white 2000 Chevrolet 1500 pickup was stolen at approximately 10:10 p.m. Monday from where it was parked in the 700 block of N. Broadway Boulevard, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning. Schmidt said a neighbor heard noises outside, went to investigate, and discoved the pickup was gone. The pickup was valued at $6,000.
At approximately 1:20 a.m. today, an officer observed the pickup in the 2100 block of E. Crawford Street. Forrester reported that the vehicle was stopped and found to be occupied by Napoleon Svendblad-Valladares III, 41, of Salina.
Svendblad-Valladares was arrested on the requested charge of felony possession of stolen property, according to Forrester.
The pickup was returned to Schmidt.
This is the second time in the past three months that the pickup has been stolen. Schmidt also reported it stolen in October. After that incident, Schmidt put an anti-theft device on the pickup.
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