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Teen Arrested For Vehicle Burglary After Trying To Sell Stolen Items On Facebook

by Randy Picking ~ Salina Post

An 18-year-old Salina teen was arrested on two counts of vehicle burglary after a victim of one of the burglaries saw what looked like her stolen camera, being sold on a Facebook page.

Justus Martinez is alleged to have stolen items recently from a car in the 1100-block of Johnstown, and 800-block of E.Minneapolis.

The woman who had a camera stolen was looking on Salina Buy and Sell and saw a camera that looked like the one stolen. She bought it and then called police.

After obtaining a search warrant, Police went to a home in the 500-block of N. 12th after found other items taken in the burglary including a handgun taken in the car burglary on E. Minneapolis.

Martinez was arrested Sunday and booked into the Saline County Jail.

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