Lawrence Police are investigating how a laptop computer valued at $3,000 disappeared between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday from the downtown fire station at 746 Ky.

Police said a witness reported seeing a man in a green Jeep with a Missouri license plate enter the building, then leave a short time later carrying something in a sack. The computer belonged to Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical Department.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call the Crime Stoppers hot line at 843-TIPS.