SCARBOROUGH, Maine — The disappearance of a Scarborough teen’s customized wheelchair was apparently a big misunderstanding.
Chris Fitzgerald says his wheelchair went missing last week from a neighbor’s driveway. His mother often leaves it there when she works late so he can use it for the quarter-mile trip home because Chris can’t walk that far.
The family thought it was stolen.
But police told WCSH-TV that someone thought the wheelchair was abandoned and brought it to a local Goodwill store.
That person returned it to police on Wednesday. Police say they will give it back to Chris.
Chris said he couldn’t understand why anyone would take it because it was specifically designed for him and was useless for anyone else.
What would make that person think someone didnt want that chair just because it was sitting in the driveway?? My car sits in the driveway…does that mean I dont want it so therefor its a free -for-all.? while I think that’s great they gave it back but shouldnt of been on someone elses property to begin with….
In some places people put discarded but usable items at the curb or the end of their driveway so others can retrieve them. Maybe the person thought this was the local custom and didn’t perceive it as theft.
If there is not a sign on it saying to take it. Then it is theft as far as I am concerned.
You leave your garbage man a sign every week, do you?
Was the wheelchair in a trashcan or trash-bag?
Everything you put out is bagged or canned? I put plenty of things out at the curb that don’t fit in either. If you were going to dispose of a wheelchair you’d bag it first? Quite the sizable bags you have. My kitchen bags certainly couldn’t take a wheel chair nor could my trash cans.
Did the story say it was at the very end of the driveway??? maybe I better go back and read the story again…I thought it said it “was left in the driveway” which makes one assume it wasnt where the garbage is put out…but then again…one rarely gets the full story on this website it seems sometimes.
Tax Time!
Charitable Donation to Goodwill,
One Customised Wheelchair.
Would not most anyone knock on the door or call the proper authorities to make sure the chair’s owner was OK? However it os Ok to take the 1979 exercise bike that’s made it’s way through 12 yard sales.
My neighbor sits at the end of his drive-way in warmer weather. If he ever goes missing I know where to start looking.
Thought it ended up with Pee Wee Herman’s bike.
what a lame excuse-if you’re leaving something on the curb to give away,you put a sign on it-‘FOR FREE–TAKE ME’ or some such-that’s a customized wheelchair,and it looks like it’s custom–somebody wanted to make a quick buck-this happens in large cities…
I wasn’t aware Scarborough is a “large city” hehe ;)
Maybe somebody will take the snow from my driveway and bring it to goodwill.
I’m so glad he found his wheelchair. Media is good for something after all