KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Whereas working to earn a residing, thieves ripped off a person by taking the instruments he wants and the automobile he will depend on.
His car is one among hundreds taken in Kansas Metropolis yearly. Final 12 months, 4,430 automobiles had been reported stolen in KC. In response to Kansas Metropolis police, from January to July of this 12 months 2,447 automobiles had been reported stolen in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri.
On Wednesday, Ward Gibson acquired good and unhealthy information. Police discovered his stolen automobile however his energy instruments that had been inside his automobile are gone. He wants them for work.
Fav Journey’s President and CEO Babir Sultan determined he needed to attempt to assist. KCTV5 first launched viewers to Sultan again in 2018 when he started sharing viral shoplifting movies with commentary. His places have a big following on social media, together with Fb and YouTube.
The video he created about Gibson’s automobile theft was completely different. Within the video, he requested anybody with details about the automobile theft to name police.
Round 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 3, Ward Gibson was stress washing the parking zone of a Fav Journey location off Blue Ridge Blvd in Kansas Metropolis.
“It’s 1:30 a.m. within the morning and he’s making an attempt to make a residing. Not too way back, a month in the past, he suffered extreme burns,” Sultan stated. “He was at any person else’s job web site. He was out of fee for some time. He was on the hospital. He lastly bought permission from his physician to start out working.”
What Gibson didn’t know that morning was {that a} thief noticed his automobile with the trunk open. The suspect is seen on surveillance video hopping out of van and into Gibson’s automobile.
“He simply took off with the trunk flopping, it simply makes me so mad,” Gibson stated. “I nonetheless cannot consider they had been so near me once they did it. I imply, I wasn’t greater than 15 ft away.”
Gibson admits he made a expensive mistake by leaving his keys inside.
“Sure, he mustn’t have had his key in there. He acknowledges his mistake and regrets it, clearly, however nonetheless it doesn’t imply any person ought to take off with anyone’s automobile or instruments,” Sultan stated. “It’s simply improper. Not solely his automobile however his instruments and every little thing. His livelihood principally.”
Gibson was notified that police discovered his stolen automobile. He went to the impound lot Wednesday to pay for the tow and needed to rent a locksmith to make a brand new key.
“It would get me house all proper,” Gibson stated, noticing harm to his automobile. It seems the thief crashed his automobile, nevertheless it was nonetheless drivable. His instruments are gone.
Sultan shared surveillance video of the crime and created a GoFundMe account to try to help substitute the instruments stolen from Gibson whereas he labored.
“I actually respect all the trouble to assist me. [I need all the] assist I can get as a result of I’ve bought to exchange all my instruments now, begin throughout,” Gibson stated. “It is good to know there’s nonetheless individuals like that round.”
As for Gibson, he’s hoping his string of unlucky occasions are over. “Simply get again out and get again to work,” Gibson stated.
Anybody with details about the automobile theft, can name the Kansas Metropolis, Missouri Police Division or 816-474-TIPS.
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