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Atchison Police seek missing truck

By Brian Hagen

04/21/2020

(KAIR)--Atchison Police are investigating a vehicle theft that took place over the weekend.

According to a report from Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, the 2003 Ford F150 pickup truck was stolen from the 600 block of North 2nd sometime between 10:00 Friday night and 6:00 Saturday morning.

Police believe the truck was in the Topeka area early Saturday morning, but has not yet been located.

According to Wilson, police are also investigating the theft of items from two vehicles parked in the 400 block of North 2nd Friday night. He said it’s believed the cases are connected.

The Atchison Police Department has so far worked six stolen vehicle cases in 2020.

Wilson said a common factor in the majority of the cases is that keys had been left inside the vehicles, but not necessarily in the ignition. He said oftentimes thieves are looking to steal items inside a locked vehicle, but then discover the keys somewhere inside the vehicle, and then take it.

Wilson added that Atchison vehicle thefts are often crimes of convenience, meaning the thief steals the vehicle as a way to drive from point A to point B, and not for the value of the vehicle itself.

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