(KAIR)--Atchison County authorities are seeking the whereabouts of a missing rifle.

That follows what’s reported as the burglary of a pickup truck.

According to Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, his office received a report Sunday from a Lancaster resident who said his Chevrolet pickup truck had been burglarized while parked at 18511 272nd Road.

Items taken from the vehicle included a Ruger .223 caliber bolt action rifle and a Samsung cell phone.

According to the report from Laurie, the thieves apparently weren’t interested in the phone, which was found a short time later in a ditch.

The rifle has not been recovered.

There are no immediate suspects as the investigation continues.

Another ongoing Atchison County investigation involves the reported theft of a pickup truck Sunday.

According to Laurie, a Lancaster resident reported to the Sheriff’s Office Sunday evening that a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado had been stolen from his rural Atchison County residence.

According to Laurie, the pickup was recovered in Weston, Missouri Monday morning. 

Meanwhile, a car is missing in Atchison County, and authorities are working to locate the vehicle which disappeared this week.

According to a report, the 2007 Ford Edge was first burglarized while parked in Effingham at 810 Howard Street.

That is believed to have occurred sometime between the early evening of Sunday and the early morning of Monday. 

According to the report, the owner noted that items inside the vehicle had been moved around, but it was unclear if anything had been stolen.

Then, sometime between Monday night and shortly after midnight Tuesday, the car was stolen while it was parked at the same location it was burglarized at.

The report provided to the Sheriff’s Office from the victim said it’s possible that a spare key had been left inside, and could have been taken during the earlier burglary.

Investigators believe the cases are related.

The Sheriff’s Office doesn’t have any immediate suspects as the investigation into the crimes continues.

Anyone with information should contact the Sheriff’s Office at 913-804-6080.