With only a few days left until Christmas, 22-year-old Deborah Miller now has something else to deal with.
She was robbed, along with her caregiver, while they were out Christmas shopping on Sunday.
Miller is developmentally disabled and was doing some last minute shopping in Surrey.
The two were leaving the Dollar Tree on 124 Street when two men approached them, grabbed their purses and drove away. Luckily a witness was able to write down the license plate.
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Police say they have tracked down a person of interest, but so far, have yet to make an arrest.
Miller lost about $40 in cash, and several ID cards. But she says her biggest loss is the movie passes that were stolen.
But the incident is taking a heavy toll on her.
“People do these things for whatever reason,” says her mother Mary Anne Miller. “They’re desperate I would assume. And to pick on the vulnerable is the easiest thing to do isn’t it? If I’d have been with her, would it have been any different? Maybe not.”
“But yeah, it does shake your faith in humanity, there’s no doubt about it. And especially at Christmas time.”
While Deborah and her family are very grateful for any offers of support and donations they are declining any offers of help.
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