Wichita police need help finding pair who tried to break into high school and gun store with van

Wichita police are looking for two people who used a stolen blue Ford van to try to force open the doors of a Wichita high school and a gun store overnight Monday.

Police say they don’t know who the people are and need the public’s help tracking them down.

The pair used the van and a tow rope to try to break open the front doors of P4 Firearms, 1556 N. Broadway, and then drove to North High School, 1437 N. Rochester, where they backed into the gym doors overnight, Officer Charley Davidson said in a news release. Both buildings were damaged.

The van also hit and damaged a city-owned fire hydrant on the school’s campus, Davidson said. No one was hurt.

Police found the damage to the school at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday and to the gun store at about 9:30 a.m. They later found the abandoned van in the 1400 block of North Emporia.

Anyone with information about these crimes or who knows the people responsible is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111 or Wichita police detectives at 316-268-4407. Crime Stoppers tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward if their information leads to an arrest.

This story was originally published November 6, 2018 at 2:47 PM.