Generous strangers intervene after thieves steal wheelchair accessible van
Community helps family targeted by car thieves
The family s wheelchair-accessible van was stolen before a new van was able to be purchased with funds raised by the community.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Ruth Batchelor believes there is an important moral to her month-long story a tale that started with the theft of her wheelchair-accessible van and ended with an outpouring of support from total strangers. One bad person in humanity doesn t ruin them all. Something like this shows that there are so many more good people, Batchelor said Thursday. It s kind of a euphoric feeling. Just joy times ten
Police recover family s stolen wheelchair-accessible van
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DeKalb County police said on Thursday the 2000 Ford Econoline was found and will soon be returned to the family.
Ruth Batchelor said she noticed it was missing from the parking lot of the Decatur Crossing Apartments on Grayson Place in DeKalb County on Sunday afternoon.
Batchelor s 23-year-old daughter Jordyn has a traumatic brain injury and is minimally conscious following a wreck in 2016 and relies on the van to get around.
No word on what will happen to the GoFundMe account set up by the family to replace the vehicle.
Updated: 2:52 PM EDT April 13, 2021
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. A Dekalb County mother is heartbroken after thieves stole her van equipped with medical mobility equipment for her special-needs daughter, who depends on the vehicle to get around.
On Sunday, Ruth Batchelor parked the medical mobility van in the parking lot of the Dekalb County apartment complex where she lives, only to find it missing later. According to Batchelor, the van was last seen driving down Scott Boulevard at 3:32 p.m.
Batchelor s 23-year-old daughter, Jordyn, sustained a traumatic brain injury following a car crash in 2016 and is unable to care for herself. Batchelor said the van is the only way Jordyn can get around.
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