CALGARY- Word that an older, outdated television has been swiped generally doesn’t make the news, but a recent case has really upset a group of local seniors.
Last Monday, Lawrence Chicoine, a resident of Kanerva House, realized something was different in the social room. A 52″ Sharp Aquos flatscreen had been ripped right off the wall-with the cord left dangling behind.
“I walked behind the couch here and seen the TV missing. I couldn’t believe it!” he says.
The petty theft has affected the group of seniors who use it every day.
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“Some older ladies that live here, they like to watch TV in the afternoon. They do that every day, they watch the Young and the Restless. They really miss that.”
The sleuthing seniors figure the crook struck sometime after 11 p.m. when the last resident went to bed, but before 7 a.m. when Chicoine first noticed the theft. The front doors are always locked, meaning whoever took it was likely a guest or followed someone in.
“I don’t know how they can do this, especially a TV that’s not hardly worth nothing, and take it. Especially from seniors!” Chicoine says.
Management says this isn’t the first time it’s happened.
“Approximately four years ago, there was a flat panel television that was stolen from this building,” says Randy Bourassa, assistant director of housing for the Bethany Care Society. “The one that was just stolen was donated to replace it.”
Many of the seniors are on fixed incomes and cannot afford to buy a new one. The management filed a police report, but no one expects to ever seen the stolen TV again.
Anyone who would like to help out can contact Randy Bourassa at 403-272-8615.
With files from Mia Sosiak
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