SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary and have a suspect in custody.
Just before 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, the cleaning crew arrived at Capital City Nissan to find the front door to the business was broken and it appeared that one of the vehicles inside the showroom was driven through one of the garage doors, according to police Lt. Manuel Munoz.
Later in the early morning hours, Shawnee County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a suspicious vehicle in the area of the 6800 block of SE Evans.
Deputies found the vehicle to be the one taken from Capital City Nissan and was still occupied.
As a result of the investigation, police arrested 27-year-old Rider J. Leppin of Colorado and transported him to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Burglary, Theft, Felony Criminal Damage and Felony Warrant out of the State of Colorado, according to Munoz.