Posted on 12/29/2005 5:55:03 PM PST by paulat
Wheelchair Stolen From Woman In Puyallup
POSTED: 11:10 am PST December 29, 2005
PUYALLUP, Wash. -- Pierce County sheriff's deputies are asking for the public's help in finding two men who stole a woman's wheelchair as she looked on.
The 55-year-old woman, Diane Daugert, has cerebral palsy.
Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said she was driving the electric wheelchair Monday near Puyallup when its battery died. She started walking for help when two men drove up in a white SUV, loaded the wheelchair in the back and laughed and waved as they drove off.
The wheelchair is worth more than $3,000. It's burgundy in color and has "Scooters of America" written on the back.
Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 to help catch the thieves.
Call Crimestoppers at (253) 591‑5959 if you have any information.
The wheelchair is worth more than $3,000. It's burgundy in color and has "Scooters of America" written on the back.
This is more valuable than my car!
Unbelievable. I wonder what other crimes these perverts
have done.
Some chairs can get outrageously expensive, depending on what they can do. $3,000 is cheap compared to some I've seen before...
ping.
Is it more valuable than not having cerebral palsy?
Perhaps they got into an accident on the way home and were killed by the wheelchair in some kind of happy ending.
Was it entirely necessary to mention that they were driving an SUV?
Ohfertheluvva... that's low.
No
I don't know if they're 'perverts' as much as they are 'scumbags'... I can't really call stealing a wheelchair perverted, but I can sure as heck call it despicable.
Does "help catch the thieves" also translate into 'rough them up'. I don't advocate violence but one can bet the perps will be found with a few bruises.
A similar crime was posted here within the week. That one was in Cleveland I think.
Copycat crime or is this a common thing the press is just catching onto ?
Either way the perps should be hung.
Well, the wheelchair probably wouldn't fit in a compact.
People like this serve no useful purpose.
Why wasn't she crawling for help?
At least they didn't talk about the story in a way that would make it seem that the SUV stole the wheelchair. This time, the SUV was merely an accomplice.
We can only hope.
There is a special place in Hell for creeps like these.
You may not want to broadcast that.
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