11 years ago
Overcrowding remains a concern at the Saline County Jail. The jail, which has 172 male beds and 20 female beds, is routinely at or over capacity. On Monday, it was 26 males and 22 females over capacity. While more space is needed, taxpayers are reluctant to support expansion of the facility. A jail expansion plan was defeated ...

11 years ago
Three more people from the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted have been arrested. The latest list of Salina's Most Wanted went online back on December 5th. Since then six have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office the latest arrests include Christopher Crotzer, Jami Ingram, and Alexander Reyna. They were wanted for felony drug ...

11 years ago
UPDATE: Salina police are looking for a Hispanic male who weighs 25-280 pounds. On the day of the robbery, he was wearing jeans and a black coat with his hood up. He threatened the clerk at the front counter with pepper spray. Salina Police are investigating a Saturday morning robbery. Officers were called at around 6:30 ...

11 years ago
Police Log 12-14-15 A 45-year-old Salina man is victim to an aggravated assault that happened Sunday. He was threatened with a knife by a known suspect at his residence on the 800 block of North Street. A 13 Seer AC Unit was stolen from a residence owned by Wells Fargo sometime between May and December. The total ...

11 years ago
A Salina man was arrested last night after racking his gun at a stoplight at his acquaintance in another car. Joeseph Graybeal, 20 of Salina, was driving on the 100 block of East Crawford when he racked his gun at a 21-year-old acquaintance. The acquaintance quickly contacted police and gave a vehicle description. Graybeal was located promptly ...

11 years ago
UPDATE: One of four suspects involved in a string of thefts at multiple Walmart locations along I-70 is in Saline County Jail. Amanda Forster, 30 of Knoxville, TN, was booked in to Saline County yesterday after she was released from Ellis County Jail shortly after incarceration on December 11. Forster and the other three suspects were ...

11 years ago
Salina police are investigating an aggravated battery in the Chapel Ridge Apartments. A resident in the apartments had two acquaintances over, when they began to beat him. One was wearing a set of brass knuckles, and beat the victim in the back of his head, giving him five lacerations about two inches in length to the ...

11 years ago
A barn fire in the county killed seven puppies on Friday afternoon. The 45x55 foot metal pole barn started as a result of a heated water bowl for the border collie puppies. It burned a number of saddles, totaling over $10,000 in loss of just the horse saddles alone. 300 hay bales also caught fire. Total loss ...

11 years ago
A Saline County man will be experiencing a little difficulty leaving his home as the county bridge that connects his driveway to Simpson Road gave out when a concrete truck drove on it. William Desilvy, the resident, ordered the concrete, and called in for barriers to the Saline County Sheriff's Office. The truck broke the wooden ...

11 years ago
A Salina man was arrested Sunday morning after he misidentified himself twice when police stopped him for an outstanding warrant. Later, his vehicle was searched and an array of drugs was found. Previn J. Araujo, 44 of Salina, was driving his 2008 Ford Taurus on the 1100 block of North Street when a police officer in ...

11 years ago
Salina police are investigating the theft of a white 2004 Chevrolet 15-passenger-van that was stolen between Tuesday and Thursday from Angel Square at 115 South Santa Fe. The vehicle was parked in the back of the building. The owners claim the van did not have the keys in it. The total loss is valued at $7,000. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: The ...