Salina Police are investigating the theft of a vehicle from a north Salina restaurant earlier in the week.
Sometime between 12:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday, someone stole a silver 2002 Cadillac Escalade that was parked at the Iron Skillet, 2301 North Ninth Street, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said Friday.
The Escalade, valued at $8,000, had an Alabama license plate of 3BD8004, he said
The owner, Henry Parker, 51, of Salina, had parked the Escalade there while he went to work at the Iron Skillet, Forrester said. Parker told police he had left the vehicle there because the license plate had expired and he didn't want to drive it, Forrester explained.
The Escalade may have had an extra key in the console, he added.