By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

A Pestinger Distributing van that was stolen from the parking lot of the  Central Mall Thursday afternoon was located in Wichita early this morning with two Salina teens inside.

Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that an employee of Pestinger Distributing, 1825 Bailey Road, was at the Central Mall, 2259 S. Ninth Street, to do some work at The District. The employee told police that he left the keys to the 2016 GMC Savana on the floorboard. When he came back out, the van was gone.

At approximately 2:25 a.m. Friday, the Wichita Police Department notified the Salina Police Department that they had located the van with a 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy from Salina inside, Forrester said.

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostA Pestinger Distributing van that was stolen from the parking lot of the Central Mall Thursday afternoon was located in Wichita early this morning with two Salina teens inside.Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that an employee of Pestinger Distributing, 1825 Bailey Road, was at the Central Mall, 2259 S. Ninth Street, to do some work at The District. The employee told police that he left the keys to the 2016 GMC Savana on the floorboard. When he came back out, the van was gone.At approximately 2:25 a.m. Friday, the Wichita Police Department notified the Salina Police Department that they had located the van with a 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy from Salina inside, Forrester said.The van was not damaged.Charges for the two boys are pending.

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