The Salina Police Department is investigating three incidents Sunday involving automobile-related businesses.
In the first incident, officers were sent to HICO Motors, 645 North Santa Fe Avenue, at 12:20 a.m. Sunday for an alarm, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning. When they arrived, they found that a 65-inch by 24-inch window at the business had been shattered and a brick was inside the business, he noted. The window was valued at $900. Surveillance video is being reviewed, he added.
The second incident occurred between 7:30-8:15 p.m. Sunday at The Car Shoppe, 1409 West Crawford Street, he reported. Upon arrival, the officers found that the east door of the business had been shattered, he noted. The door, approximately 3-foot by 7-foot in size, was valued at $500.
According to Forrester, surveillance video showed three subjects, smaller in stature, and one possibly a female. The one believed to be a female was wearing a gray sweater. One of the subjects, who had on a black sweatshirt and dark tight pants, was seen throwing a large rock through the glass, Forrester explained. The third subject had on gray pants and a medical face mask. Once the alarm sounded, the three ran south from the business, he noted.
At 8:38 p.m. Sunday, officers were sent to Salina Elite Auto, 1842 Hageman, for an alarm. Upon arrival, officers found that an approximate 5-foot by 3-foot window on the north side of the business was shattered, Forrester reported. A brick was located inside the business. The window was valued at $800.
A popcorn tin had been removed from the business and was sitting on the ground outside the business, he noted. A computer printer that was sitting inside the shattered window was damaged, Forrester added. The printer was valued at $300.
Police are investigating the three incidents as being related, he noted.