Crime

Lawrence cops find scooter stolen from 7-year-old at Walmart. They’ll return it Tuesday

Police were trying to identify three women who were believed to have taken a child’s scooter from a Lawrence Walmart while the child shopped with mom Sunday evening. In this photo, it appears one of the women is riding the scooter.
Police were trying to identify three women who were believed to have taken a child’s scooter from a Lawrence Walmart while the child shopped with mom Sunday evening. In this photo, it appears one of the women is riding the scooter. Lawrence Police Department

Lawrence police will return a stolen scooter that belongs to a 7-year-old child, police said Tuesday.

The red, three-wheeled scooter was stolen from a Lawrence Walmart, where the child was shopping with their mom, the Lawrence Police Department said Monday.

To recover the stolen scooter, which is based on Lightning McQueen from the animated movie “Cars,” police released surveillance photos of three women who are believed to have taken it, including one that appears to show one of the women riding it.

Police recovered the scooter on Monday evening and will return it to the child and their mother at 2 p.m. at police headquarters.

This story was originally published June 14, 2022 at 10:26 AM.

Sophia Belshe
The Kansas City Star
Sophia Belshe is a breaking news intern at The Kansas City Star. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 2022 with degrees in journalism and political science.
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