By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A purse that a Colorado woman first reported as missing was later found in a daycare dumpster a few blocks north.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that officers were sent to Little Angels Playground Daycare Center, 200 W. Key Avenue, on Tuesday for the report of a purse found in a dumpster. The purse still contained a driver's license and other identification.
An officer made contact with the owner of the purse, a 26-year-old woman from Colorado, who told them she had been eating at Daimaru Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar, 3045 S. Ninth Street, at approximately 7 p.m. Sunday, and that the purse was missing after that.
Forrester said the purse contained $600 cash, numerous gift cards, and Samsung headphones, all of which were missing when the purse was found.
Total loss was estimated at $1,480.
Police are checking area security video for clues.