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Woman's wheelchair stolen, finds suspect riding it in park

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Woman's wheelchair stolen, finds suspect riding it in park
Someone stole Reva Murrell's motorized wheelchair Monday, but hours later, it was Murrell herself who helped police catch a suspect."My legs bother me an awful lot, so I'll ride my chair down to the garage," she said.A couple days each week, Murrell, 75, leaves her own home at a senior facility in Omaha to volunteer for others. That chair is key for her to maintain independence.When she came home Monday, her chair was gone.After alerting building management, Murrell said security footage she watched showed a man getting in a door that's normally secure, sitting in her chair and cruising the garage for about an hour."He rode right out," she said.Murrell's friend said she saw the chair and the suspect a few hours later passing Adams Park."So we immediately went over there and there he was, coming around in Adams Park in my chair," Murrell said. "And I pulled up to him and said, 'Hey, that's my chair. You stole my chair.' He immediately got up. He never said a word. He just stood there while I called the police back."Police booked Anthony Lowery, 55, for felony theft. While Murrell feels blessed to have her chair back so soon, she said she doesn't feel the need to break that silence."I don't think it would be very nice," she said.

Someone stole Reva Murrell's motorized wheelchair Monday, but hours later, it was Murrell herself who helped police catch a suspect.

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"My legs bother me an awful lot, so I'll ride my chair down to the garage," she said.

A couple days each week, Murrell, 75, leaves her own home at a senior facility in Omaha to volunteer for others. That chair is key for her to maintain independence.

When she came home Monday, her chair was gone.

After alerting building management, Murrell said security footage she watched showed a man getting in a door that's normally secure, sitting in her chair and cruising the garage for about an hour.

"He rode right out," she said.

Murrell's friend said she saw the chair and the suspect a few hours later passing Adams Park.

"So we immediately went over there and there he was, coming around in Adams Park in my chair," Murrell said. "And I pulled up to him and said, 'Hey, that's my chair. You stole my chair.' He immediately got up. He never said a word. He just stood there while I called the police back."

Police booked Anthony Lowery, 55, for felony theft. While Murrell feels blessed to have her chair back so soon, she said she doesn't feel the need to break that silence.

"I don't think it would be very nice," she said.