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Los Feliz Neighbors Raise Funds After 9-Year-Old’s Adaptive Tricycle Is Stolen

The customized bike was key to his independence on family walks.

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.