It will be a few days before their car is back in it鈥檚 parking spot, but an elderly Penticton couple has been notified their stolen vehicle has been found.
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Nada Cerna said she received a call at about 9 p.m. last night (March 31) letting her know that her 2011 Chevrolet Equinox had been located, parked on a residential street.
鈥淭he key was still in the car. The car was just left there,鈥� she said.
Cerna doesn鈥檛 have many details, but said that people living in the area where the vehicle was found noticed the new vehicle on the street, and recognized it as stolen from reports in the Western News and social media. They called the police, who confirmed it was the Carna鈥檚 vehicle.
She鈥檚 not sure if her husband鈥檚 wheelchair, which was in the vehicle is still in the car, or the other valuables stolen from her apartment.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 know, not even my purse, with my wallet, anything. I did go to the bank and everything has been cancelled,鈥� said Cerna. 鈥淲e are wondering about the wheelchair as well.
鈥淲hat is going to happen next, we don鈥檛 know. We don鈥檛 know what the car is like, what if anything happened to it.
Cerna said that on March 24, she left the door to their apartment open a crack, expecting a visit from a friend. But while she and her husband waited in the living room, a thief slipped in and stole two purses and the car keys.
Cerna said the help they鈥檝e gotten from friends and others has gone a long way to help them get over the violation of their home.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not nice knowing that somebody did get into your apartment when you were home. But on the other hand, we say, with the nice people around you get through it and life goes on.鈥�
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