SALINE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary and have a suspect in custody.
The owner of Blue Line Remodeling, 1014 E. Prescott Road in Salina told police that when he arrived at the business Monday morning, he found that it had been burglarized, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.
Video surveillance showed that at approximately 11:50 p.m. Sunday, a black male wearing a maroon hoodie with “100” on it and glasses was seen entering the business. The business owner reported a black coat and numerous business checks were taken along with numerous sets of keys. Additionally, an Acer computer monitor and a handheld digital thermometer (total loss $540) were damaged.
Upon checking business vehicles, the keys were all found in a 2000 Ford F-250 pickup and a key was in the ignition, but was the wrong key for the vehicle, according to Forrester noted. The pickup was valued at $3,000.
An officer recognized the suspect on the video as Malique Powell, 23, of Salina, and police issued an attempt to locate.
At 1:25 a.m. on Tuesday, an officer spotted Powell sitting on a bench in the 100 block of N. Santa Fe Avenue. Powell was wearing a maroon hoodie with “100” on it. He allegedly had several of the reported stolen checks and a methamphetamine pipe in his possession.
Police arrested Powell on requested charges of Burglary, Theft, Damage to Property, Attempted theft, Possession of methamphetamine and Possession of drug paraphernalia.