Worcester family's $3,000 stroller stolen: police seek advice - patch

WORCESTER, MA — Worcester Police are seeking help this week to locate an expensive stroller that was stolen from a row house by a child with special needs.

The wheelchair-style stroller, valued at nearly $3,000, was removed from a Union Hill home near the intersection of Dorchester and Providence streets around 7 a.m. Tuesday.

The boy's father was preparing the 5-year-old for school when he was robbed, police said.

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"When [the father] came out to put the child in the stroller, there was nothing left. The girl is dependent on this wheelchair-style stroller and the replacement value is approximately $2,800," police said in a social media post on Saturday.

Anyone who has seen the stroller can contact Worcester Police Department detectives at (508) 799-8651. You can also make an anonymous report to the police through the agency's website .

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Here is a photo of the stroller:

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