By NATE KING
Salina Post
Salina Police are looking for individuals who illegally drove and damaged construction equipment that was parked near the Salina YMCA.
According to SPD Sergeant Tonniges, sometime between Thursday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday morning, at 11 a.m., excavating equipment owned by Excel Dirt and Excavating was damaged and illegally operated. The vehicles were located on the west side of the Salina YMCA, 570 YMCA Drive.
Tonniges noted that some of the work accomplished by Excel Dirt was damaged. Additionally, one of the vehicles, a skid loader, had the windshield removed, and damage was found in the battery compartment. The gas cap was lying next to the vehicle.
Tonniges said a second vehicle, a loader backhoe combination vehicle, was driven around.
In total, $2,000 worth of vehicle damage was reported.