By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Salina Post
Last week, a local realtor contacted the Saline County Sheriff's Office after discovering a break-in and burglary at one of the homes listed with their company.
According to County Sheriff Roger Soldan, sometime between Thursday, Nov. 23 and Monday, Feb. 12, an unknown suspect entered an unoccupied residence at 4109 E. North Street just east of Salina.
"This house has been for sale for some time," Soldan said. "Someone got in the house and stole a brand new Kenmore 50-gallon water heater that had been put in the residence, trying to sell it — valued at $800."
Soldan said the realtor contacted deputies after finding drag marks in the kitchen after they went to check on the home.
The burglar also ransacked the basement for copper pipe and electrical wiring, totaling the estimated damages to the home around $5,000.
Saline County Sheriff's deputies continue investigating the crime but have not named any suspect in connection with the burglary.
Salina Post will update the story as more information becomes available.
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