By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A pickup stolen from a north Salina motel was found later in another part of north Salina, however, multiple items were missing from the pickup.
Heather Alden, 25, of Salina, told police that she had last seen her 1995 Chevrolet 1500 on Nov. 4, when she had it towed to the parking lot of the Airline Motel, 781 N. Broadway Boulevard. She said she believed the pickup was inoperable.
Alden waited until Friday to report the pickup theft, as she believed she and her friends could find it on their own, Forrester said.
An officer remembered a call from Nov. 5 about a pickup matching the description parked on property in the 400 block of Forest Avenue, Forrester said. An officer went back to that location and found the pickup. The ignition had been punched out, Forrester said.
Items missing from the pickup include the following, he said.
●Four tires in the back valued at $700
●A black tool box valued at $50
●A Samsung phone valued at $300
●Alden's grandother's pearl ring, valued at $100
Damage to the ignition was estimated at $100, Forrester said.