It wasn't written with a potpourri of cut-and-pasted magazine headline letters, but Lincoln police are in possession of what technically amounts to a ransom note for a kidnapped coffee maker.

Kyra R. Kinkade, 54 was cited on suspicion of misdemeanor larceny for allegedly swiping her niece's Mr. Coffee machine. Officer Katie Flood said Kinkade held the $10 coffee maker hostage after a week of unpaid housesitting.

Flood said that on Sunday Kinkade's niece returned to her house near 49th and Superior streets and discovered Mr. Coffee was missing.

She also discovered a handwritten note demanding money for the housesitting. Police believe Kinkade wrote it.

"My bill is $48.00. Thats what kenneling them would cost," the note reads verbatim. "You will get your coffee pot back as soon as I recieve (sic) the cash."

Reach Cory Matteson at 473-7438 or cmatteson@journalstar.com. Zach Pluhacek contributed to this report.