Two teens were arrested Thursday after a car was stolen from a north Salina residence.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning that sometime between 2-8:45 a.m. Thursday, a blue 2013 Chevrolet Sonic belonging to Victor Porras-Palccios, 46, of Salina, was stolen from his residence in the 300 block of North 10th Street. The keys were left in the car, Forrester noted. The vehicle was valued at $5,000.
Later that same day, officers were dispatched to the 100 block of North Chicago for the report of a blue passenger car that had crashed into a fence and a tree, Forrester explained.
Witnesses told police that a female and two males, all juveniles, fled from the scene, Forrester reported. They were later found at various locations in Salina.
Damage to the fence was estimated at $500, he added. There was no damage estimate on the vehicle, which was released back to the owner, who towed it from the scene on a trailer, Forrester explained.
An officer spotted a 14-year-old female running nearby in the 100 block of North West Place. She advised the officer that the driver of the vehicle was Marquez Ruffin, 19, of Salina, and that there was also a 16-year-old male passenger in the vehicle, Forrester reported.
After conducting an investigation, police arrested Ruffin on suspicion of the following, Forrester noted.
Felony theft
Two counts of aggravated endangerment of a child
Two counts of contributing to a child’s misconduct
Duty to report a crash with unattended property
Reckless driving
The 14-year-old female was arrested on suspicion of felony theft, he added.