Caught on camera: Callous thief leaves man housebound after stealing mobility scooter
A man has been left housebound after a callous thief, shown on CCTV below, stole his mobility scooter.
Police were called to the man's home on Cradley Heath High Street when the victim woke to find his house had been broken into.
The intruder had forced open a back door and searched the property before stealing the man's grey TGA Breeze S4 mobility scooter, worth several thousand pounds.
DC Cheryl Jones, from Sandwell Investigation Team, said: "This is a very upsetting case as one person's thoughtless crime has left the victim housebound and deeply distressed.
"The owner relied heavily on his mobility scooter to get about after a failed operation last year and this is a new, devastating blow for him.
"To know someone has been in his home is bad enough, but for the intruder to be so heartless as to steal his only means of getting about is just unthinkable.
"We'd urge anyone who knows anything about the crime, or the stolen scooter, to contact us as soon as possible."
The crime took place on the afternoon of Saturday, March 28.
Anyone with information shoud call police on 101 or @CrimestoppersUK anonymously on 0800 555 111.
