They only had it for a couple days and then the police found it - the thieves didn't even take off the Ms. Wheelchair Utah magnet from the door. I thought they were dumb, but the policeman said they are just "young gangster thugs" who "just don't care about anything - even if they get caught." I think that is so, so sad. I wonder where their mothers are.
I don't really consider myself disabled, or special, or needy, or special-needs, or whatever. But everyone went bonkers at the thought that someone would have stolen a little disabled girls' car. I was bombarded with news people doing stories, filming, and taking pictures. It made for a very lively holiday.
I was in the newspapers three times - twice on the front page - I was on TV 5 times (the KSL thing was broken up into segments), my phone and email went crazy, as did my facebook (thanks everyone!), and some man called and wants to fly Whit and me to Hawaii. Whew!
These are the links for the news stories:
KSL News
ABC News
Video Courtesy of KSL.com
I especially love the ABC 4 version. They made it seem like they were with me all day and night, even though they were only there a few minutes. I don't even know the lady who stopped to congratulate my car - she's my mom's neighbor's daughter :) She was very nice, though. I hope that she thinks it's as funny as I do! We're pretty much best friends now.
The police didn't catch who stole the car because they fled the scene after being pulled over. The canine cop and his dog chased down one guy and the dog held him, but he claims to not know the other two people and only paid them to give him a ride. Oh well. We found a bunch of rap CDs in the car - with people's NAMES on them! Why would you put your full name on a mix CD anyway? We also found brass knuckles! So the police definitely have a lot to work with.
One thing we didn't find was the treats in the car, so hopefully the robbers ate them and gave away the calendars as gifts. That would make me happy :) I think they at least opened the treats because we found one squished between the seats.
I think I need a vacation from this vacation.
Leave me a comment/question if I left anything else out :)
Oh Meg! I"m just so glad you & your hubs weren't in that car! We live in such a sad world.... I'm glad your Christmas vacation had a HaPPy Ending! xo Thanks for being who you are! Love ya!
ReplyDeleteCongrats - Soooo glad to hear your vehicle was returned unharmed and there was a HAPPY ending to this story. P.S. you are a special person not because you made one wrong step but because of your "heart" and you deserved these special moments (with or without your vehicle being removed from your driveway). You are awesome and please keep doing what you do.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad they found it, and more importantly, intact. I was praying and doing everything I could to spread the word. I am amazed at your attitude with the entire situation. You continue to amaze me with every aspect of your life. You are such a hero :-)
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