A car reported stolen in central Salina is returned, but a laptop that was inside is still missing.
A 36-year-old Salina woman reported that her 2013 Nissan Altima was stolen sometime between 3-7:45 a.m. Thursday, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning.
The woman said she had given a female acquaintance a ride and returned with the acquaintance to her home in the 400 block of South Phillips where the two parted ways, Forrester reported. The woman noticed the car, valued at $7,000, was missing when she woke up at approximately 7:45 a.m. Thursday, he added. She also noticed that the car key fob that was attached to a lanyard on her bookbag was missing.
At approximtely 1 p.m. Thursday, the woman contacted police again to report that another friend had returned the car and told her that the acquaintance had requested that she bring it back, Forrester explained. She reported, however, that an HP laptop computer, valued at $200, was missing from the car, he noted.
The investigation is ongoing, Forrester added.