{"id":136107,"date":"2023-01-17T11:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T16:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=136107"},"modified":"2023-01-17T11:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T16:24:48","slug":"disabled-veterans-truck-and-wheelchair-stolen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=136107","title":{"rendered":"Disabled veteran’s truck and wheelchair stolen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John Versackas parked his truck, locked it, and brought the keys with him into his home. However, he noticed that the truck was missing on Saturday morning. Considering that he felt safe in his home, and his truck was normally where he expected it to be, he appeared surprised that it turned up missing.<\/p>\n

From WCVB 5 ABC:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

John Versackas has lived on Gordon Road in Arlington for 25 years and has always felt safe inside his home.<\/p>\n

But his blue Honda Ridgeline, which was parked in the front driveway, was stolen early Saturday morning. Versackas said his doors were locked and his truck keys were still inside his house.<\/p>\n

“I said: ‘No way. The truck cannot be gone. I can’t believe that.’ And I looked, and it was gone,” Versackas said. “We were just panicking like crazy.”<\/p>\n

The Arlington Police Department confirmed it is searching for Versackas’ truck, which has a “Framingham State College Dad” sticker, a colorful pit bull sticker and a Patriots\/Tampa Bay sticker.<\/p>\n

“You feel violated really bad,” Versackas said. “I got very paranoid. I mean, what’s the next step? Are they going to break into the house?”<\/p>\n

Versackas does not get around as well as he used to when he was in the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean Demilitarized Zone during the 1970s. Sadly, his specialized walker-wheelchair and handicap placard were inside the truck when it was stolen, so they are also missing. Versackas said he is now trying to figure out how he can get to his doctor’s office at the VA and anywhere else.<\/p>\n

“I’m very depressed because I had it all paid off, and I’m on a budget because I’ve been out of work. I’m on a medical,” Versackas said. “I don’t know what I’m going to do if I don’t get my truck back.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

WCVB 5 ABC has the rest of the story, and video, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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