(KAIR)--Atchison police are investigating the theft of a pickup truck that was later recovered in Missouri.

According to a release from Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, the victim of the theft reported a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck stolen from the 700 block of X Street. The theft is believed to have occurred sometime between 9:00 Wednesday night and 6:00 Thursday morning.

The vehicle was recovered Thursday afternoon around 2:00 in a residential neighborhood in St. Joseph, Missouri. St. Joseph police located the truck unoccupied.

Wilson says the investigation is ongoing.