On December 8th, a 20-year-old man's $8,000 prosthetic leg was stolen from his car in downtown Portland, Oregon.
Atticus Root has had a prosthetic leg since he was 14 after having it amputated due to bone cancer, NBC News reported Friday.
His uncle, Joshua Feldstra, said thieves broke into his car and took his prosthetic leg.“He seems to have a pretty good attitude, at least a good attitude about what happened.'' “I'm trying to maintain it,” he said. But it's scary. I mean, who would steal a prosthetic leg? ”
His family has since raised about $12,000 to obtain a replacement, and police are offering a cash reward of up to $2,500 through Crime Stoppers of Oregon for information leading to the recovery of his original prosthetic leg. are.
A GoFundMe page created by Veldstra includes: raised $11,960 to replace stolen property.
It's important to note that Portland has long suffered from rampant crime and homelessness. Click here to read more articles on this subject.
Root was having dinner with friends in downtown Portland when the alleged theft occurred, and Veldstra said the young man was using a spare prosthetic limb at the time. He said the robbers broke open his trunk and took his prosthetic limb and his work bag, which he uses as a welder.
“This is also very important for his work, because he didn't have to use crutches and was able to use both hands. But now everything is difficult again,” Verdstra said. said.
In 2023, a couple traveling from Grand Rapids, Michigan, was robbed twice upon arriving in Democratic-run Portland, Breitbart News reported at the time.
The newspaper said: “The couple spoke to a parking lot employee, who laughed and said that such things happen regularly and did not give Adrian and Ereora any confidence.” I told him.
The article noted that families in Portland are reportedly moving due to homelessness and crime in the area.
