Overview
- Jack, 9, who has Down syndrome and autism, had his adaptive tricycle taken from his family’s Los Feliz backyard, according to his parents.
- The tricycle helped him manage overstimulation and gave him a way to move around the neighborhood with pride, his family said.
- Local mothers organized a GoFundMe to buy a replacement, with donations surpassing $8,000 as of the latest report.
- The family plans to keep any new trike locked, and Jack hopes the replacement will be red, his favorite color.
- No recovery or arrests have been reported, and Jack’s mother expressed worry about how to tell him the tricycle is gone.