Deaf workers lose thousands in power tools to thieves, have group hug, vow to 'keep going'
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Set us as preferred A Granada Hills homeowner is hoping to help a small crew of deaf construction workers replace thousands of dollars’ worth of power tools that were stolen while they were making repairs to her house.Jan Menapace had hired Neverless Construction to patch a leak and repair water damage in her kitchen during last week’s storms in Southern California.She said the three workers were inside when two thieves pulled into her driveway in a silver, four-door BMW sedan and took the crate of power tools.Menapace said the Oct.
22 theft left her upset and heartbroken for the workers.“It was very brazen.They walked right into my garage and helped themselves,” she said.
“I’m mad.To take from these men who are working so hard for me, who’ve tried to accumulate all these tools.
...My heart felt so heavy.”On Monday, Menapace launched a GoFundMe campaign with a goal of raising $5,000 to help the crew replace its stolen equipment, including a nail gun and eight batteries.“The stolen equipment included a blower, and losing those tools has created a serious setback for a crew that was already in the middle of important repair work,” Menapace wrote on the fundraising page.Menapace said she didn’t report the theft to police because they didn’t know if police could do anything at that moment, but she shared videos of the incident with The Times in hopes that someone would recognize the thieves and report that information to the Los Angeles Police Department.The nearly minute-long video shows the vehicle slowly pulling into the driveway.
A red “Supreme” clothing logo sticker is visible on what appears to be the car’s fuel door.Shortly after, a heavyset man wearing gray sweats, white socks and black sandals and a black hooded sweatershirt exits the passenger-side door.The man rushes to the garage, grab...