By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Lead Reporter - Salina Post
When the brother of a deceased homeowner returned to the property to check in on the house on Memorial Day, he discovered that someone had stolen a truck and multiple televisions from the home.
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said that sometime between April 27 and Monday, May 27, an unknown suspect broke into a home in the 12000 block of West Lockard Road and stole a red 1989 GMC truck and two flatscreen televisions, a 40-inch model and a 35-inch model.
"The gentleman that lived there had passed away, and his brother was taking care of the property," Soldan said. "[The truck] has a toolbox in the bed, and that vehicle has been entered into NCIC (National Crime Information Center)."
The truck was valued at $1,500, while the two TVs totaled about $800. Soldan said the suspect first broke into a shed near the house to steal the vehicle and later entered the house for the other stolen items.
Saline County Sheriff's Office deputies continue investigating the crime.
Salina Post will update the story as more information becomes available.