Indianapolis Couple Thanks God for 'Returning' Stolen Jeep
An Indianapolis couple has credited God for helping them find their stolen vehicle on Monday.
Jared and Angela Pickett’s jeep had been stolen on Dec. 9, Indianapolis’ local FOX news channel 59 reported. The couple from Crawfordsville prayed for the return of their vehicle, but a week later they began to abandon hope.
“It was like I wanted to cry and then I wanted to be mad,” explained Angela Pickett. “But I’m like, ‘Who can I be mad at?’”
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Jared Pickett had left the doors unlocked with the keys inside the Jeep, in addition to his $400 helmet, when someone climbed in and drove off. The devastating loss was going to set the couple back financially as well as emotionally.
“I had just come to the conclusion that we weren’t ever going to get it back,” said Jared Pickett speaking to FOX59. “We were going to have to cancel our family vacation that we were going to take this summer, so that we could replace the vehicle.”
In a twist of fate, Angela Pickett got lost while driving to a youth convention at Calvary Tabernacle in Indianapolis last Friday. The wrong turn led to a small parking lot where she spotted her husband’s Jeep.
“I was in shock,” she said describing the discovery. “I just texted all my friends. I'm like, ‘I just found my husband’s Jeep.’ It was a miracle. God led me to his Jeep.”
Her husband agreed, and was thankful to find his helmet as well as other valuable tools still inside the vehicle.
It is unclear who stole the Jeep, but Angela Pickett said of those responsible for the theft, “I just pray for them.”
“That’s all I can do,” Pickett continued. “They may think they got away with something, but God knows.”
In August, CNN reported that older Honda and Toyota vehicles were the most frequently stolen models. The two carmakers are also the most frequently purchased cars in the U.S.
The report also indicated that car theft in 2011 was on the decline overall. FBI crime statistics showed that between 2009 and 2010 auto thefts had dropped 7.2 percent, and if the rate was maintained at the end of 2011, the year would mark the lowest amount of car thefts since 1967.
