ROCKWELL, Iowa - Authorities have arrested a Kansas man for allegedly stealing a BMW in northern Iowa, and then dropping off a pickup from a Saline County residence at the scene.A
A rural Saline County man reported that sometime between 10:30 p.m. Friday and 7:27 a.m. Saturday, someone stole his $20,000 Chevrolet Silverado from his residence in the 1600 block of E. Stimmel Road, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.
On Saturday afternoon, the sheriff's office received a call from the Rockwell (Iowa) Police Department that the Silverado had been located at the scene of the theft of a BMW. Shortly after the BMW was stolen, Rockwell police apprehended Jason Buster, 36, of Salina, and recovered the BMW.
The rural Saline County owner of the pickup knows Buster who also left a motorcycle when the pickup was taken, according to Soldan.
Saline County officials will not be able to extradite Buster until Rockville has completed its court case against Buster.