Truck stolen as Roseville man tries to sell it to help terminally ill wife

Photo: Placer County Sheriff's Office A Roseville man was selling this truck so he could buy a van to...

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (KCRA) —Investigators need help to find a truck that was stolen from an elderly man during a test drive this week, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said.

The Roseville man was selling the truck so he could buy a van to transport his terminally ill wife, the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post Friday.

The elderly man allowed a prospective buyer to take the truck for a test drive, the sheriff's office said. The buyer then told the truck owner he would be back with a cashier's check then drove off with the truck.

The man never returned, the sheriff's office said.

Investigators believe a man and a woman are in the truck. The sheriff's office said the red 2000 Dodge Dakota Sport has no license plates and tool boxes were in the truck bed.

Anyone who sees the truck or has information about the theft is urged to call their local law enforcement agency.

This story originally appeared on KCRA.com.