Now copycats are taking inspiration from the classics. From
Sunday's Washinton Post:
Thefts of Teen's Prosthetic Legs Leave Mother Scratching Her
Head Lisa Huff went into her teenage daughters' bedroom on
Tuesday to grab a cheerleading uniform and found the room
trashed, the work of thieves apparent. But no jewelry was
taken; no electronics were gone. The only items missing were
two prosthetic legs: one cosmetic, the other specially
designed for running. The legs belong to Huff's younger
daughter Melissa, a 16-year-old high school softball player
who lost a leg when a car hit her two years ago. The athletic
prosthesis had been donated as a replacement for one that was
stolen from the Huff's Temple City, Calif., home last
November. In the first break-in, thieves stole cameras and
other valuables along with the leg, which cost $16,000. Then
in December, someone broke into the house and stole the
family's Christmas presents, Huff said. And now this. The
cosmetic leg was worth $12,000. Huff said she cannot imagine
why her daughter is being targeted. "It's something going on
with her," Lisa Huff said of Melissa, who is using a
wheelchair while the family figures out what to do next. "We
don't know what, because we didn't think she had any
enemies." One decision has already been made, Huff said: "An
alarm system went in today."
-- Sonya Geis
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