By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Salina Post
Sometime between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning this week, an unknown suspect stole almost $3,000 in Milwaukee tools from a local contracting company's van near the Salina Regional Airport.
Superior Contracting and Manufacturing Services Company parked a white Chevrolet 2500 van at a job site in the 2700 block of Tim Rogers Court for construction work and left it overnight between April 8 and 9.
Sometime between 4 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. on Tuesday, an unknown suspect visited the site, broke out the van's windows and stole multiple Milwaukee tools.
"Our loss value will be $1,000 in damage to the van and $2,900 lost in the stolen tools," said Salina Police Department Capt. David Villanueva. "We're searching the area for videos or any type of evidence."
The suspect broke out five windows on the van, causing extensive damage. Villanueva said the suspect stole multiple tools, including batteries, hand staplers, a Knock Out Set and a Hole Hawg.
The Milwaukee Knock Out set includes hydraulic presses, and the Hole Hawg is a tool for drilling holes into wood or other materials.
Villanueva said officers continue to investigate the case, and there are no suspects at this time.
Salina Post will update the story as more information becomes available.
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