It took little more than a day for a van stolen from Topeka USD 501 to resurface. When it did, it was visible on security footage in Hiawatha, in which a man using the vehicle could be seen swiping tires from a local shop.
The vehicle had disappeared Jan. 29, when someone broke into USD 501 maintenance facilities and took about $24,000 in hand tools and power tools, vandalizing a number of vehicles in the process.