A family searches for a miracle after a trailer is stolen. Inside were precious heritage and memories. Now the family says that the thief is holding them for ransom. “Unless we send him money through the Cash app, he’s basically holding it hostage,” said trailer owner Austin Hodges. Last Saturday, thieves stole an item. What the Hodges family cherished most: not their trailer, but what was inside. “It’s not about the trailer, it’s about those memory boxes that I can never replace,” Hodges said. Surveillance video shows a white van moving, filled with five Tupperware boxes. With memories.” We like her first Little League uniform there, we have the gown she came home from the hospital, my christening gown that my daughter wore that I wanted her daughter to wear. Just all those precious Memories you’ll never get back,” Hodges said. The family posted on social media, hoping for a miracle. That’s when they got a suspicious message. “They just said, ‘Hey, we know your trailer where it is, ‘ And my husband was like, yes, of course you do. It’s a scam,” Hodges said. “My husband was like, ‘If you really know where our trailer is, send me a picture.’ The man sends us a picture of our trailer.” In exchange for an address, they gave the guy $250.” We wanted to bless him for doing such a great job. He said he was doing the same thing,” Hodges said. But did not know. “Now, he is trying to extort from us for more money. They have cut all contact completely,” Hodges said. Robbed and scammed, violated the family. “He doesn’t care about the blue tricycle that my son learned to pedal. it’s useless. It all sucks for anyone other than us!” Hodges said.
A family searches for a miracle after a trailer is stolen.
Inside were precious heritage and memories.
Now the family says that the thief is holding them for ransom.
“Unless we send him money through the Cash App, he’s basically taking it hostage,” said trailer owner Austin Hodges.
Last Saturday thieves stole one thing from the Hodges family treasure: not their trailer, but what was inside.
“It’s not about the trailer, it’s about those memory boxes I can never replace,” Hodges said.
Surveillance video shows a white van moving, filled with five Tupperware boxes full of memories.
“We love her first Little League uniform, we have the gown she came home from the hospital, my christening gown I wanted her daughter to wear. Just all those precious memories you’ll ever return.” Will not get it,” Hodges said.
The family posted on social media hoping for a miracle. Then a suspicious message came to him.
Hodges said, “They just said, ‘Hey, we know where your trailer is,’ and my husband was like, yeah, of course you do. It’s a scam.” “My husband was like, ‘If you really know our trailer, send me a picture.’ The man sends us a picture of our trailer.”
In exchange for an address, they gave the man $250.
“We wanted to bless him for doing such a great job. He said that’s what he was doing,” Hodges said.
But did not know.
“Now, he is trying to extort from us for more money. They have cut all contact completely,” Hodges said.
Robbed and scammed, violated the family.
“He doesn’t care about the blue tricycle that my son learned to pedal. it’s useless. It all sucks for anyone other than us!” Hodges said.