Edmonton sledge hockey team has specialized equipment stolen in California

The Storm, a sledge hockey team based in Edmonton, AB, was supposed to be enjoying a tournament in Irvine, California last weekend. Unfortunately for them, some complete jerks drove away with their equipment while the team and staff were at a hotel.

"It's devastating. Without the equipment, we can't practice," team member Kendra Erhardt told KTLA News . "We were supposed to have another tournament at the end of January, so that's kind of on hold, it might not happen now."

The total value of the equipment is estimated to be north of $35,000. It was inside a U-Haul parked outside a hotel in Irvine last Saturday night. Video shows the truck was driven to a different area and parked, while the driver got out and left in a car. Another person then entered the U-Haul and drove away.

In all, 27 bags of equipment were taken. The team managed to get half of them back using an Apple AirTag attached to one of the bags that led them to a house in Santa Ana. However, no arrests were made and the other half is still missing.

"A lot of us are on fixed incomes, we don't have money to replace this stuff," team member Brad Whyte.

The Storm are members of a league organized by the Edmonton Adaptive Sports Association. The team contacted KTLA in the hopes that someone might know where the rest of the equipment is and will get in touch with them.

Source: KTLA News

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