By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
Police are continuing an investigation into a motorcycle found abandoned in the roadway in southwest Salina early this morning.
Officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of Meadowlark Lane at 2 a.m. Friday for the report of a collision. When they arrived, the found a blue 2006 Kawasaki Ninja on its side and no one around, Salina Police Captain Gary Hanus said this morning.
The ignition had been damaged and the motorcycle had cosmetic damage from striking the roadway. Damage was estimated at more than $500, Hanus said.
Police made contact with the owner, a 35-year-old Salina man, who said the motorcycle was stolen.
Hanus said it appeared that the motorcycle had been towed by a vehicle with a rope or tow strap.