By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Lead Reporter - Salina Post
Salina Police Department (SPD) officers caught a stolen car from Wichita utilizing the Flock camera system at multiple points in town.
After finding and questioning the vehicle's driver, he claimed someone had given him the car free of charge.
According to SPD Capt. James Feldman, at about 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, an officer saw a gray 2009 Nissan Quest in the 300 block of North Ninth Street and identified it as the stolen vehicle from Wichita.
"He ended up confronting the driver, who was identified as Paul Hurt, a 30-year-old male from Salina," Feldman said. "Mr. Hurt informed the officer that he didn't know the vehicle was stolen even though he had been given it for free."
Hurt told officers that a person he only knew by his first name gave him the Nissan two to three days before Sunday.
Feldman said officers then arrested Hurt and requested charges for possession of stolen property and driving while suspended.
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