Police are investigating the theft of an ATV and leaf blower from a City of Salina shed at Bill Burke Park.
Sometime between 9 p.m. Saturday and 8:40 a.m. Sunday, someone stole a green Polaris 450 ATV and a Stihl leaf blower from the shed, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning.
A city employee told police that she left the park at around 9 p.m. on Saturday and returned around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday. Upon arriving, she noticed the garage door to the shed was open. The employee told police that she made sure the shed was locked before she left Saturday night, Forrester noted.
Total loss, including damage to the door where entry was made, was estimated at $2,400.
This is the second time within a month that an ATV was stolen from Bill Burke Park. In the first incident, the ATV was recovered a day later in another part of town.