This letter is directed to the thief or
thieves who stole two mountain bikes from our home in New
Sudbury on the night of May 19, or early morning of May
20.
One belonged to my 15 year old son, the other
my 12 year old son. Although I feel bad for both boys that
their bikes are gone, I am particularly hurting for my
youngest.
About a year and a half ago (at barely 11
years old) he had his eye on a yellow KHS FXT Trail mountain
bike worth close to $600. He delivers papers and set his mind
to saving up all his paper route money, for as long as it took,
to buy this particular bike. He put a down payment on the bike
so the business would keep it for him, and every few weeks he
would go in and make a payment towards this special bike.
He told everyone he knew how excited he was
about getting this bike, and how he had set a goal and would
make deposits on the bike until it was his.
I never thought he'd be able to keep the
money in the bank long enough.
After delivering hundreds of papers, and
making many excited payments, the day came that he could
finally bring the bike home. I don't know if I have ever seen
him as ecstatic and proud as that day! And he pampered that
bike - always washing it, polishing it, cleaning it, locking
it, and basically riding it everywhere he went.
He was so proud to think he had bought it
with his own money! Unfortunately, you have taken all that away
from him by stealing his bike; his pride and joy he worked so
hard for at such a young age.
You have no idea how devastated he is, or how
many times he cries and lies on his bed wondering what happened
to his bike and if he'll ever see it
again. He even spent extra money afterwards
to purchase expensive stickers to make it even more his own!
You have no idea what you have done, and not just in committing
a criminal offence.
I am confident that with help from people of
Sudbury, we will find you and hopefully the bikes (in one
piece).
We ask anyone in Sudbury to watch for a
yellow FXT Trail mountain bike, and a Red Norco Screamer.
There are not too many of them in town, and
we've been told the KHS is likely the only one in
Sudbury.
If someone wants to sell you either of these
types of bikes, or pieces from them, please take their name and
phone number and call us.
If you provide information that helps us find
these bikes, there will be a good financial reward offered and
we will keep your name confidential. Please call 688-8307 and
leave your name and number.
Thank you in advance for helping us find the
bikes and/or the people who have caused so much hurt to these
boys.
A. Dugas
, Sudbury