SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating theft of a stolen SUV have made an arrest.
Just after 11:30a.m. Thursday, police responded to Heritage at Hawthorne Apartments, 715 N. Ninth Street in Salina for the report of someone sleeping in a vehicle, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester
Upon arrival, the officer recognized the vehicle as possibly being a 2017 Buick Enclave belonging to a Salina man that was stolen from an open garage in the 900 block of Twin Oaks Drive earlier this week.
The license plate on the Enclave, however, was registered to a Buick Envision belonging to a 62-year-old Salina man, according to Forrester.
Police found Jacob Hewitt, 23, of Salina in the Enclave. They arrested him and reportedly found Methamphetamine in his pocket when he was searched.
Hewitt is being held on requested charges of Felony possession of stolen property, Possession of a controlled substance, Possession of drug paraphernalia and Theft.
When the officer made contact with the Salina woman concerning the stolen license plate, it was discovered that the license plate currently on her Envision was the one registered to the stolen Enclave, according to Forrester. She told police that the switch could have been made either at her east Salina residence or at Kansas Wesleyan University, where she works.