GYPSUM -- The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating an attempted burglary at a residence in Gypsum and the theft of a wallet from a nearby vehicle.
Late Monday afternoon, Joseph Murdoch, 25, of Gypsum, reported that someone had stolen his wallet from his vehicle that was parked at his residence in the southwest part of Gypsum, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. The vehicle's door was slightly damaged, he said. The wallet contained $130 in cash, Soldan added.
Additionally, someone had attempted to break into Murdoch's residence, Soldan said.
According to Soldan, a neighbor had called Murdoch around 8 a.m. Monday to tell him that a woman was attempting to climb in his front window, however, she did not gain access to the residence. A damaged window screen was found on the front porch of the residence, Soldan said. Murdoch was home at the time of the attempted break-in, he added.
Additionally, the neighbor reported seeing a large male with brown hair and a stocky built female leaving the area in a silver four-door Mercury Sable, he said. Both were described as being white and in their 20s, Soldan added.
Murdoch did not report the incident to the sheriff's office until later in the day because he didn't discover that his wallet had been stolen until later in the day, Soldan said.