Man accused of stealing several Topeka parking meters

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A Topeka man is accused of stealing more than two dozen parking meters from the downtown area.

Police say the 32-year-old suspect was arrested Monday and faces several charges. Officers had been investigating the theft last week of 26 coin-operated parking meters.

Around midnight Monday, a caller told police they saw someone walking with a shopping cart in an area of downtown and possibly stealing meters.

Officers arrived and arrested the suspect.

They say he was in possession of several recently-stolen meters. The man is jailed without bond.