Disabled van has seats stolen and seatbelts cut in Poole

It is unknown who committed the crime, but somebody forced through the lock a Ford Transit, which belongs to Poole Disabled Club 

They then unbolted the driver’s seat, stole it and cut the seatbelts to the passenger seats. 

The driver's seat was stolen in the bizarre break in

Nothing else was stolen from the van. 

Chris Harries, a volunteer mini bus driver at Poole Disabled Club, was first alerted to the incident on Wednesday, June 8 when he went to meet up at the club. 

He said: “The people or person who did this has no moral decency. 

“We’re a charity of all volunteers which meets up every Wednesday and we have limited funds. 

The seatbelts were also cut.

“It’s deeply upsetting that somebody would do this. 

“I don’t have words to describe these people.” 

Since the crime took place, there have been people offering to provide a new seat and replace the seatbelts. There was even a mention of a fundraiser for the van. 

Vandals broke into the van by breaking the lock

Chris said he is “grateful” to the people who offered their help. 

A spokeswoman for Dorset Police said: "Dorset Police received a report at around 2.30pm on Thursday 9 June 2022 that a minibus had been broken into in Wimborne Road in Poole.

"The incident occurred between Thursday 2 June and Sunday 5 June 2022.

"It is reported that damage was caused to a seatbelt and a seat was stolen from the vehicle.

"Enquiries are ongoing. No arrests have been made."