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PA Boy Has Custom Wheelchair Stolen From Yard

An eastern Pennsylvania community is coming together after a local boy's custom wheelchair was stolen from his family's yard the morning of Aug. 10.

Mikey's custom wheelchair was stolen a mere eight feet from his front door.

Mikey's custom wheelchair was stolen a mere eight feet from his front door.

Photo Credit: Colleen Stipeck (Facebook)

Colleen Stipeck, of Effort, took to social media to post about the incident and ask for anyone's help in finding her 5-year-old son's wheelchair. Instead, residents took the initiative to donate wheelchairs, with some even offering to buy Mikey one.

"The outpouring from the community has been overwhelming and a complete blessing," Stipeck wrote on Facebook.

Mikey, whom Stipeck and her husband adopted when he was 18 months old, was abused when he was only a few weeks old, resulting in a traumatic brain injury, the couple told WFMZ. 

Thanks to his tight-knit community, Mikey is using a similarly fitting wheelchair until next week, when the family will be picking up a brand-new wheelchair from another resident, Stipeck wrote.

She added that, while a new wheelchair is already on order, she hopes whoever stole the old one comes forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police - Fern Ridge at 570-646-2271.

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