SHAWNEE COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man for allegedly stealing more than two dozen parking meters from downtown Topeka,
On Monday, police arressted 32-year-old suspect identified according to online jail records as David Allen Brookens II of Topeka.
Officers had been investigating the theft last week of 26 coin-operated parking meters. Around midnight Monday, a caller told police they saw someone walking with a shopping cart in an area of downtown and possibly stealing meters. Officers arrived and arrested Brookens.
He was in possession of several recently-stolen meters. He is jailed without bond on requested charges of Theft $25,000 <$100,000 Coin-Operated Machine or Device, Aggravated Criminal Damage, Theft Lost or Mislaid; Coin Operated Machine; $1,000 to $25,000