Van Containing Tools To Teach Job Skills To Disabled Is Stolen From Baytown Rehab Facility

BAYTOWN, TX -- Baytown police are searching for those people who stole a van with tools that was used to teach job skills to people with developmental issues.

The van was reported stolen Jan. 13 from the Bay Area Rehabilitation Center in the 5300 block of Decker Drive.

Mark Alexander, executive director of organization, said some of the tools stolen included blowers, edgers the organization used for landscaping jobs, and nail guns used to assemble pallets sold to area businesses.

"We will just have to buckle down and use some of the reserve funds that we have and get those replaced so I can put those individuals back to work," he told KPRC.

The van was stored in a warehouse on the facility property and the keys were also inside the warehouse.

Alexander said that whoever stole the van climbed a fence and squeezed through a small space to get inside.

Bay Area Rehabilitation Center did not have surveillance cameras installed on its campus to identify the theft.

A GoFundMe page was made to help raise money to replace the items.

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