SALINE COUNTY —Police are investigating an incident at Dollar General on South Ninth Street in Salina involving a store employee accidentally dropped a bag containing more than $1,500.
Surveillance footage shows a man picking up the bag and leaving without returning it.
The 27-year-old store employee, was carrying the bank bag, possibly along with other items, when the bag was inadvertently dropped near the business, according to Salina Police Captain James Feldman,. The loss initially went unnoticed, but store surveillance footage revealed a sequence of events.
The video reportedly shows a white male, approximately 40 to 50 years old, discovering the dropped bag just outside the store around 3 p.m. He picked it up, briefly entered the store, left without the bag, and then returned to purchase before leaving the store. The bag and the money were not returned, leaving the store short a substantial amount of cash.
Captain Feldman confirmed that the store employee who dropped the bag reviewed the surveillance footage but did not recognize the individual seen picking it up. The footage does not indicate whether the man opened the bag to inspect its contents.
Authorities are working to identify the individual seen in the video and are hopeful that additional leads, such as photographs from the surveillance footage, will assist in resolving the case.
The Salina Police Department urges anyone with information about this incident or the individual involved to come forward. Tips can be reported to the Salina Police Department at (785) 826-7210.