Tools with sentimental value allegedly stolen from Okanagan farrier

A West Kelowna, B.C., farrier is devastated aft her specialized tools were allegedly stolen from her vehicle.

Erin McQueen believes her tools were stolen connected Nov.16 portion her motortruck was parked successful Kelowna adjacent Ellis Street and Clement Avenue.

“I lent my motortruck to my daughter, we present cognize that she had parked to play volleyball successful the Ellis and Clement area,” said McQueen.

“Someone broke into the backmost of my motortruck and stole each of my foraging tools which I marque the horseshoes with and immoderate likelihood and ends.”

The tools, immoderate of which were purchased decades ago, are worthy implicit $2,000 but the sentiment of immoderate of them is priceless.

“A batch of those tools were built by my mentor who was a hallway of famer Hank McEwan, helium passed distant successful 2015 truthful the nostalgic value, it’s each worldly I tin replace, but those parts were truly disappointing,” said McQueen.

McQueen felt a glimmer of anticipation Thursday erstwhile she recovered retired 1 of the tools had been recovered.

“A chap called maine this morning, it wasn’t 1 of the handmade ones unluckily but it was inactive a hope,” she said.

The alleged theft prompted a informing from Crime Stoppers.

“We request to marque definite that things successful our car aren’t successful casual sight, it’s an unfastened invitation for idiosyncratic to interruption into your car and bargain your valuables,” said Linda Annis, of Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers.

“Park successful a well-lit spot and astir tons of cars, criminals are looking for opportunities and let’s not supply them it.”

In the meantime, the farrier assemblage stepped up with tools to assistance McQueen get backmost connected track.