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Lawnmower, Jeep, stolen in weekend caper

By Brian Hagen

04/20/2020

(KAIR)--A suspect is identified, but not yet located, following the Sunday theft of a riding lawnmower turned theft of a vehicle.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, in a report, said it happened Sunday evening around 7:30 on the campus of Benedictine College.

Police were called to the campus to investigate a vehicle that was found parked near the college’s maintenance shed.

Police soon learned that the riding mower had been taken from the area, with a witness telling investigators they saw a person riding the mower away from the campus.

It was a short time later that police received a report that a 2006 Jeep Liberty had been stolen from the 200 block of East Riley Street.
Found at the location was the stolen mower.

Wilson told MSC News the investigation revealed that the suspect approached the driver of the Jeep as she arrived at the East Riley Street address, and asked for help jump starting the mower. When she got out of the vehicle, the suspect jumped in and fled.

Wilson said the search continues to locate the suspect and the Jeep.

The name of the suspect has not been made public.

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