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Vehicle fires start Atchison Co Sheriff's probe

By Brian Hagen

04/08/2025

(KAIR)--Two vehicle fires, one involving a tractor and the other a pickup truck, are under the investigation of the Atchison County Sheriff's Office, and tips from the public are being sought to help with the case.

According to a release from Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, it was around 8:20 Monday night that a "Sheriff's Deputy noticed a fire in the area of Benedictine Bottoms," located at 9715 River Road; and, when the deputy arrived at the gravel parking area of the Bottoms, a tractor was found to be on fire as it stood on property belonging to the United State Army Corps of Engineers.

Laurie says a representative of the Army Corps of Engineers "arrived on the scene and confirmed that the tractor had been moved from where it was last parked."

Laurie describes the tractor as a 2018 John Deere 6155R, possibly valued between $100,000 to $175,000, although the actual value is not confirmed.

It was later on Monday, Laurie says, that a Ford F-250 pickup truck was discovered to have been entered, with signs indicating that a fire had been started in the cab of the truck, "but had extinguished itself causing minimal damage."

Laurie, who says the investigation is continuing, asks that anyone with related information to share it with his office by calling 913-367-4323. Tips can also be submitted to the Sheriff's Office website.

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