SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ) – The Shawano County Sheriffs Department is working to restore special photos that were erased from a stolen I-Pad.
“You stole a piece of my heart.”The words from Lorena Parsons hit home for many last week.
Parsons took to Facebook to explain when thieves took her I-Pad from her vehicle, they also took photo memories that she can’t get back.
In her post, she addressed the individuals that went into her vehicle and stole her device. She explained that the I-Pad had some special memories on it.
“Just all of our personal stuff from that particular day, anything and everything that we could capture.”
The photos were of her son’s wedding day.
Parsons son served in the military, and spent time oversees. He returned home suffering from PTSD, which was unknown to his family. His life ended a year ago.
Shortly after the report was made, Shawano County Sheriffs Department located the I-Pad and those they believe to be responsible. Sheriff Adam Bieber said when they recovered the device, the photos were deleted.
He took the I-Pad to see if their equipment could help recover and restore the photos.
“It has taken a few more steps on our end, but it is something that we wanted to do.”
Bieber says it is an example of a positive interaction that the department has.
“I am so grateful for the Shawano Sheriff’s Department in trying to make this better for me and the rest of my family,” Parsons said. I never get to take another picture of my son. What I do have is all the pictures and the goodtimes that my family had before our lives were ripped apart by this terrible disease.”
She says the message she wanted to get out is when you make a decision to do something selfish, you never know what affect it has on the other person. Parsons says to the theives, it was just an I-Pad, but to her, it was important memories.
Success or not, she was surprised how quickly the department located the thieves and the I-Pad after she reported it.
Bieber says this is not something that they can do all time, but given the circumstances, and the fact that Parsons son was a veteran, along with the fact that it is still a criminal investigation, he felt it was important to do.
