The Brief
- The San Leandro Police Department confirmed on Wednesday that officers located and returned the stolen chair.
- The chair belongs to a teenage boy in Oakland who has muscular dystrophy, and is crucial to the 17-year-old’s mobility.
- The boy had been confined to home home for over a week.
OAKLAND, Calif. – A 17-year-old Oakland boy with muscular dystrophy, who has been stuck inside his home for a week after his specialized chair was stolen from his front yard, will finally be able to leave the house.
Chair found in San Leandro
What we know:
The San Leandro Police Department told KTVU on Wednesday that the chair had been located, though they did not disclose where it was found. Officers returned the chair to the teen, TJ, that afternoon.
Teen stuck inside for 8 days
TJ’s mother, Tamika Lyles, previously explained that the evacuation chair was critical to her son’s mobility. She used it to help him down the stairs outside their home and into a van that transported him to and from school.
Lyles said she left the chair in the gated yard of their home in the Fruitvale-Foothill neighborhood and brought its battery inside to charge.…