By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Salina auto dealership is out an $80,000 pickup after someone arranged online to purchase and ship the vehicle using a stolen ID.
On Sept. 29, someone pretending to be Howard Dunbar contacted Long McArthur, 3450 S. Ninth Street in Salina, about purchasing a 2021 Ford F150 pickup valued at $80,000, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.
The person sent Long McArthur the required documents and was approved for the purchase. The sale was finalized on Oct. 6.
The person made arrangements to have the pickup delivered to a business location in Virginia on Oct. 10, Forrester said.
On Tuesday, the real Howard Dunbar, 48, of Alabama, received a letter from the Ford Motor Company about the pickup purchase. Dunbar reported that he had not purchased the pickup.
It was determined that someone had stolen Dunbar's identification and used it to purchase the pickup, according to Forrester.