Update: Disability scooter not stolen from Oakville grocery store, police say

Editor’s note: On Friday March 6, 2020, police confirmed to Global News that the scooter was not stolen. The person the police were looking for is an employee of a company specializing in assisting people who have accessibility issues and police now say the person was picking up the scooter for repairs.

Police in Oakville now say a scooter that had originally been reported stolen was not taken after all.

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The scooter had been reported stolen from a grocery store in Oakville, according to Halton police. The owner had reportedly left it behind after it had broken down.

Police said the scooter was left behind at the store on Feb. 2. An individual was seen taking the scooter away, but police said March 6 that the individual is a scooter repair person.

Halton police are making arrangements to have the scooter returned to its owner.