On Jan. 4, Mykaelynn Adams went into a restaurant near Cedar and Surrey roads in Cleveland Heights to pick up a food order. When she returned to her work van, a gray Ford E-350, it wasn’t where she parked it. Someone had stolen it.
Mykaelynn Adams“Food was ready to go (and) in a matter of two or three minutes my van was gone,” Adams said.
She had left the van running, and inside was her dog named Jett, a black cockapoo.
“(It’s) something I’ve done a million times,” she said. “I was trying to just scan my surroundings to see if he (Jett) was close by, but it was tough because he’s a black dog. It’s almost dark pitch black almost now.”
The theft caused heartache and hit Adams’ pocketbook. She said the van contained tools and plumbing materials.
“I do home repair-home renovations… predominantly installing bathrooms,” Adams said. “So my van was a lot more to me than just a vehicle transportation. It was a means to provide and make sure that just took care of myself.”