SALINA- Law enforcement officials in Salina are investigating a report of a car held for ransom.

According to Police, on Wednesday between 5 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. an employee of Tony’s Pizza reported the theft of her 2007 Ford 500, a cell phone and her purse. Total losses are valued at just over $5,000.

Police say the victim’s husband received a text message from his wife’s phone while she was at work.

He thought it was odd knowing that she is not allowed to have her phone or other personal possessions on her while at work. He called the number back and a man answered the phone.

The husband drove to Tony’s Pizza where he found his wife and they discovered her car had been stolen along with personal items left inside the car.

They made contact with the man by her cell phone and he requested $10,000 in ransom for the vehicle.

They agreed to do the trade in the parking lot of Ace Hardware on North Broadway. At that time undercover police arrested Ngamo Debo for theft of the vehicle. He is being held in the Saline County jail.