Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after thieves broke into an RV and stole numerous tools.

According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, sometime between 10pm Monday night and 7am Tuesday morning, someone pried open the door on a Tracer RV that was parked in the 700 block of E. North Street and removed a bag containing multiple tools. Thieves did further damage by trying to remove a microwave oven and table before leaving.

Loss and damage is estimated at around $3,000.

The owner told investigators he was in the process of installing surveillance cameras after he saw evidence that someone tried to enter a storage container on his property.