A pickup with keys left in it that was stolen from a west Salina residence Friday night was recovered the next day in the parking lot of a nearby business.
Leslie Gahman, 60, of Salina, reported to police that sometime between 9:20-10:10 p.m. Friday, someone drove off with his white 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup that was parked in his driveway in the 1500 block of Beverly Drive, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester. Gahman told police that the keys were in the ignition.
Gahman said that he was in his livingroom when he heard the pickup start up and leave westbound on Beverly Drive. The pickup had an American flag covering the back window and was valued at $14,000, Forrester reported.
At noon on Saturday, officers were sent to O'Reilly Auto Parts, 523 S. Broadway Boulevard, in regard to a stolen vehicle being parked in the business' lot. Gahman had been called by an acquaintance and told that his pickup was there, Forrester explained.
The manager of the business told police that the pickup was parked there at 6:30 a.m. when he arrived for work.
The pickup was returned to Gahman.
According to Forrester, surveillance video from the area is being reviewed.