Reporter
7:39 p.m. MDT, October 26, 2010
DENVER - The folks who operate the Kids Mobility Network, a Colorado non-profit that helps children with disabilities obtain wheelchairs and walkers, were out of town last week. That is when the $4,000 trailer they use to pick up and deliver equipment went missing from a Sheridan industrial park.“We have had to cut our pick-ups at homes where kids have outgrown their durable medical equipment,” said founder Peter Kopp. “These chairs and other units are very heavy and our trailer had a drop down ramp which made transporting equipment manageable. Now, we must do one chair at a time, instead of setting up a delivery route to drop off and pick up.”
The white trailer was anchored in the parking lot behind their unit, but the thieves broke a metal rod that was used to secure the rig.
Peter Kopp and his wife Christy are at a loss as to who would take their rig that helps kids in so many ways.
“We don’t want revenge or anything. We just need our rig back to help bring mobility to kids in need,” said Christy Kopp.
They think someone in the landscaping or construction business may have nabbed the rig which had many add-ons, including a side door. Unfortunately, they had no painting other identifying marks on the trailer.
The license plate that was on the traveling box was 211 OCT and the rig is 6 by 10, white, single-axel, enclosed cargo trailer made by Continental.
If you have any information about the theft, call Sheridan Police at 303.762.2211. To help Kids Mobility Network call 303.242.8281.
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