SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — KRON 4’s Will Tran speaks with Ranjit Steiner, a paralympic athlete who’s running blades were stolen after thieves broke into his car Monday night.
Ranjit says he desperately needs his leg because he is training for a meet happening this weekend.
Ranjit says he was driving to work when he noticed someone had broken into his car. He says he searched his car when he got to work and discovered both of his running blades were missing.
The blades are crucial to his training and he says he kept them in the backseat because he never thought anyone would break in to steal them.
It would cost approximately $30,000 to replace the stolen blades.ON THE WEB
Response from the community has been overwhelming and donation pages have been set up for Ranjit on Indiegogo and Gofundme.