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Thieves snatch precious gear from wheelchair user Kimberley
Published 04 July 2011, Posted in Northland
Story courtesy of the Northern Advocate - Lindy Laird
A disabled Whangarei woman is shaken after having her bag stolen from her motorised wheelchair while she was in a main thoroughfare in broad daylight.
Kimberley McLean, 24, said she had never been afraid of making her way around town before but is now scared of being out on her own..
She was on Kamo Rd between the Regent and Kensington shops last Tuesday afternoon when she was followed by two “rough” looking youths aged between 12 and 15.
One of them came to the front of her chair and spoke to her as the other snatched her bag, before they ran off.
Her touchscreen iPod, taxi chits and make-up were taken.
APPEAL
I am sure I am not the only person disgusted by this. So this is a two-fold appeal. 1) Phone police on 430-4500 if you know the culprits. 2) We will co-ordinate donations for a new iPod for Kimberley. Contact us on 470 2875 or email editor@northern advocate.co.nz Let’s help Kimberley out Craig Cooper - Editor
Read the full story here: http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/local/news/thieves-snatch-precious-gear-from-wheelchair-bound/3957508/
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