DAYTON — An ATV that a family has had for nearly forty years was stolen straight from their front yard.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30 p.m., the family said this couldn’t have happened at a worse time.
Dylan Erwin was planning to do some yard work when he noticed the ATV he needed was missing.
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“I ran around the site and go oh, somebody must have stolen it because we haven’t moved it,” Erwin said.
Luckily, the family installed a security camera two weeks ago, and they captured the thieves in action.
The video shows two men - whose faces are covered - dragging the ATV out of the yard.
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The family said they have to go through some obstacles to get it. Most notably, two separate locks.
“They would have had to cut the lock off the fence and then if they had to tow it, cut the lock off the tongue,” Erwin said.
Erwin said his grandfather, Richard Hawkins, bought the ATV back in 1986.
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“I’m pissed off, let me find them,” Hawkins said.
The four-wheeler has been a staple in the family for decades, it’s responsible for some of the best memories they have.
“First time I got it we took all the grandkids to cave lakes and drove it down there,” Hawkins said.
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Losing the ATV now as one of their loved ones is ill, is going to be tough on the whole family.
“the trailer itself was probably I’m guessing around $5000 to replace. This going on top of everything going on with my grandmother it’s been hard, been stressful,” Erwin said.
They aren’t the only ones to fall victim to Grand Theft Auto.
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The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said when looking at the same time frame now compared to last year, we are ahead for the number of GTA calls.
“I just don’t understand why. I can buy another one but it’s not the same,” Hawkins said.
The family did call the police and are hoping to get their ATV back soon since they were planning to have more trips together this summer.
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