It’s blue, black, about 250 pounds and there is sentimental value behind a stolen skateboard ramp.
The ramp, belonging to Paul Dixon and his family, was stolen from Dixon’s East Hill home sometime overnight Saturday.
“It was there Saturday and when we went to put our kids in the van to go to church Sunday, we noticed it wasn’t there,” said Dixon, who lives in Sterling Estates off 39th Avenue.
Dixon’s son, Jericho, seven, got plenty of use from the ramp which was handmade by his mom’s grandfather. Jericho put up posters around the neighbourhood, drawn in ballpoint pen, alerting neighbours that the ramp had gone missing.
“He’s taking it (theft) pretty well,” said Dixon, who can attest to how heavy the ramp is. It took him and two friends to lift it onto a moving truck when he moved from Okanagan Landing.
“The ramp is solid and well-built,” said Dixon. “It would rival anything you’d find in a skate park. It’s just a phenomenal ramp.”
Once they got wind of the theft, neighbours began helping out by spreading word of the theft on social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter, and included pictures of the ramp and Jericho’s hand-drawn poster.
Dixon family friend John Deak was at a birthday party for the 20-year-old daughter of a friend when he brought up the theft.
Deak said the girl started networking her friends and an offer came up to simply rebuild the ramp for Jericho.
Anybody with information on the theft is asked to call Dixon at 250-307-7234.
