By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A local man got a surprise late Sunday afternoon when someone broke into his central Salina residence and quickly stole some gaming equipment while he was home.
The 47-year-old man told police that a white male he did not know knocked on the front door of his residence in the 200 block of S. Front Street at approximately 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Since the man didn't know the person at the door, he didn't open the door, Salina Police Lieutenant James Feldman said this morning.
The suspect then went around to a side door and tried to get into the residence. When he didn't gain entrance, he went back to the front door, broke a double-paned window on the door, and entered the residence. He then ran to a bedroom and stole two PlayStation 5s and a PlayStation controller before making a hasty retreat from the residence, Feldman said.
The gaming equipment, valued at $1,280, belonged to two of the resident's roommates.
Damage to the front door window was estimated at $500. Damage to the side door jam was estimated at $300.
The suspect was described as a six-foot-tall white male in all-black clothing, Feldman said.