SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects in connection with a burglary in Salina.
Just after 5:30p.m. Monday, police were sent to the Ambassador Hotel, 1616 West Crawford Street in Salina, at 5:30 p.m. Monday for the report of a burglary in progress, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.
Officers located a gold 1999 GMC Sierra backed into a stall on the north side of the hotel and an approximate four-foot by five-foot shattered window. Officers also found Maranda Fields, 42, of Wichita, sleeping in the truck.
While the officers were speaking with Fields, Nicholas Coleman, 26, of Salina, appeared inside the hotel carrying items including two extension cords valued at $50, two dryer belts valued at $16, and three other miscellaneous cords valued at $30, according to Forrester.
Coleman failed to comply with officers commands and ran back into the hotel. He was found inside the hotel and taken into custody, at which time he allegedly spit on one of the officers, according to Forrester.
Police arrested Fields on a requested charges of trespassing and Coleman on requested charges of Burglary, Felony criminal damage to property, Felony interference with law enforcement, Three counts of theft of property and Battery of a law enforcement officer. The pickup had been reported to officers in connection with two other theft cases in Salina, according to Forrester.