By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A stolen work truck was involved in damaging a vehicle before the driver stopped the truck and fled on foot in west Salina early Wednesday morning.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that a witness who was following the truck told law enforcement dispatch that the truck was driving erratically in the area of Osage Avenue and Kiowa Avenue. The witness said the truck had a board in the back that struck and destroyed the mirror on a parked car, later identified as a 2016 Dodge Journey, in the 800 block of Birch Drive.
Forrester said the witness followed the truck to the area of the 1500 block of Acorn Circle, where the driver, who was dressed in a dark hoodie and dark pants, exited the truck while it was still running and fled eastbound on foot.
The truck was registered to Stevens Contractors of Salina. Forrester said the owner told police that the truck had been parked in the area of the 1500 block of W. Cloud Street and that the keys had more than likely been left in the truck.
The owner of the Journey was unaware of the damage until notified by police, Forrester said.
The stolen truck, a 1986 International S1900 that was valued at $5,000, sustained no damage, he said.