Equipment used to build wheelchair ramps stolen from storage containers

SEATTLE — Tools and building materials used to build wheelchair ramps were stolen from a storage containers at Pier 91 in Seattle.

The burglary happened between Oct. 25 and Oct. 31.

On Nov. 1,  staff were trying to load equipment for a ramp installation and noticed the padlocks used to secure three storage containers were cut and replaced with different locks.

Staff and authorities found a number of items stolen.

Authorities say $5,000 worth of power tools and building materials for the Puget Sound Labor Agency (PSLA) Regional Access Mobility Program (RAMP) were stolen.

The nonprofit program builds low-cost wheelchair ramps for disabled residents on limited incomes living in and around Western Washington.

The tools that were stolen are used exclusively for the construction of ramps.

A list of tools stolen is listed on the PSLA website: www.pugetsoundlaboragency.org/.

Donations to replace the tools are being accepted at: https://www.crowdrise.com/psla1/ or on the Puget Sound Labor Agency website.