It’s been a tough stretch for the Stratford Perth Museum. The not-for-profit association had its golf cart stolen some time between 5 p.m.
on May 21 and shortly before 9 a.m. on May 22.
That’s when general manager Kelly McIntosh arrived for work and noticed the shed doors were left open. McIntosh figured it was volunteers currently rebuilding the museum’s front porch, or even someone from Here for Now Theatre that just relocated its tent on the museum’s property on the outskirts of Stratford. “There was a lot going on,” McIntosh said.
After some investigation, the general manager not only realized that the cart – off-white with a white seat and ’10 EZGO 64′ on the front – had been stolen, but the museum’s security system didn’t work and also needs to be replaced. “It’s been a lot,” she said, “but these things happen, and maybe they happen for a reason. I’ve got a better understanding of the upgrades that need to happen here and the unbelievable reaction from the community wanting to help he museum.
” News of the theft was shared widely on social media, and many offered to help pay for a new cart or even search with a drone for the missing one, which the museum bought from longtime supporters last year. Thieves also took two large trailers that hooked to the cart, but those were recovered in the bush behind the museum. Tracks from the stolen cart led to Highway 8.
“I do think whoever took the golf cart saw an opportunity and wasn’t thinki.
