Police are searching for the person or people who took a wheelchair worth thousands of dollars from a boy with cerebral palsy in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia.
Ryan Lewis, 8, relies on a custom-fitted chair to get around every day. The chair, worth between $5,000 to $8,000, was sitting outside Lewis’ home on Sheffield Street Saturday afternoon when someone took it.
“A scumbag,” Lewis’ mother Meghan Aberkane said. “A scumbag steals a handicapped child’s wheelchair.”
Detectives are searching for potential surveillance video as they continue to investigate.
Meanwhile both neighbors and strangers are showing their support for Lewis and his family after news of the incident was posted on Facebook. One person dropped off a wheelchair for the family to use though it’s not the exact kind that Lewis had. The family also ordered another custom chair for Lewis though it could take six to nine months to arrive.
If you would like to donate to the family or have any information on the wheelchair's whereabouts, please email tips@nbcphiladelphia.com.
