Episode 24: A stolen wheelchair, a broken system

<p>It's not unusual for things to be stolen from people's front porches in cities across our region. </p> <p>It happens all the time. We've even coined a term for the people who do it. We call them porch pirates. </p> <p>But that's usually for the thefts of things like Amazon packages. </p> <p>There are other times when thefts from front porches hit like a punch to the gut. Like the recent theft of a special wheelchair from the home of a 9-year-old girl in London. </p> <p>The story has a happy ending of sorts, as the public came together to raise money for a replacement. </p> <p>But it shouldn't have to come to that. </p> <p>And that's the focus of this episode of the Blackburn News Podcast, hosted by Craig Needles. </p> <p> </p>