A Salina man was arrested Thursday morning after an incident at a southwest Salina storage facility.
Officers were called to the Storage Mart, 1540 West Schilling Road, at 10 a.m. Thursday for the report of storage unit theft, Salina Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva said this morning. When they arrived, they noticed several individuals moving items from multiple vehicles and thought it suspicious, he said.
As they approached the individuals, one took off running, first north on Centennial Road, then through the Airport Apartments on Berschel Avenue, before being located in a drainage structure near the intersection of Scanlan Avenue and Sutherland Road, Villanueva said.
When Dolton Glen Dewitt, 21, of Salina, was apprehended, officers found marijuana in his pocket, Villanueva said. Back at the storage facility, officers searched a vehicle belonging to Dewitt, he said. The vehicle had an improper tag and the VIN had been removed, Villanueva said. Additionally, methamphetamine and marijuana were found in the vehicle, he said.
Dewitt was arrested on the following requested charges, Villanueva said.
Possession of methamphetamine
Possession of marijuana
Two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia
He also was arrested on several active warrants from Saline County District Court for felony drug offenses
The storage unit theft investigation continues, Villanueva said.