By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Salina man suspected of stealing a bicycle in a central Salina neighborhood was arrested late Tuesday afternoon after he fled on foot.
A witness told police of seeing a man in a gray shirt and shorts riding off on a bicycle from a neighbor's residence in the 600 block of Montrose Street, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning. The incident occurred just before 5 p.m. Tuesday.
A short while later, an officer saw the man riding in the 1700 block of S. Ninth Street and attempted to stop him. The man, identified as Dustin Curtis, 41, of Salina, pulled over in the 300 block of W. Cloud Street, but fled on foot southbound through the Kraft Manor parking lot where he was apprehended, Forrester said.
Curtis had three active warrant: one from Saline County District Court for failure to appear and two from McPherson County District Court for failure to appear and identity theft and interference with a law enforcement officer, Forrester said. Additionally, he allegedly was found to be in possession of a meth pipe.
Curtis was arrested on the following requested charges, Forrester said.
●Felony interference with a law enforcement officer
●Possession of methamphetamine
●Possession of drug paraphernalia
Police are attempting to contact the owner of the bicycle to determine whether it was stolen.