Oct 30, 2023

Police: Suspect struck Kan. robbery victim with a hammer

Posted Oct 30, 2023 11:00 PM

By OLIVIA BERGMEIER Salina Post

SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a violent robbery in Salina.

Just before 10p.m. Oct. 28, police responded to report of an aggravated robbery at 917 N. 13th Street in the North End Mobile Home Court, according to Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges.

Four victims at the residence reported that four or five men entered the home and attacked the people inside.

"They made entry to the home, struck one of the victims with a hammer in the head," said Tonniges. "One person was forced into a bedroom, and one of the suspects held a knife to his neck."

After assaulting the victims inside, Tonniges said the suspects stole an undisclosed amount of cash from the home and left. Police have identified three of the four or five suspects involved in the incident and were  still looking for them.