Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Callous thieves steal from wheelchair...

Just before eight on Monday morning, a mother was getting her severely disabled son ready for school at their home on Eastgate, Deeping St James. She set his wheelchair up at the end of their driveway and went inside to get him ready.

But while she was inside, a car pulled up. A young man, probably aged between 17 and 19, then emerged from the car, removed the rucksack, wrapped it in his jacket, and returned to the car which was driven off towards Market Deeping.

The vehicle is thought to be dark grey in colour and possibly an estate car.

The rucksack contained the child’s ‘Communications Passport’, which gives personal details and information on his disability.

Anyone with any information, please call Stamford Police Station on: 01780 752222, quoting incident number 61 of September 15.

UPDATE: Stamford Mercury has an update, an interview with the boy's mother - and this photo.

3 comments:

Airborne said...

Did the mother not get a description of the robber? Or is it not PC to do so these days?

fairdealphil said...

airborne:

From reports i've seen, the mother was indoors attending to her son. Sounds like she didn't get a good look at the robber - or his numberplate.

Of course it's PC to give all possible details to the PC.

Anonymous said...

I saw you in on the plot with Hoon yesterday you rebel.