Thieves steal trailer full of kit from Thrive Martial Arts

A martial arts studio in northern Colorado is asking for the general public’s assist discovering their stolen trailer and the thieves who took it. Thrive Martial Arts in Windsor reported their trailer was stolen a number of weeks in the past after it vanished from a neighborhood storage facility. 

The trailer was stuffed with vital martial arts mats which can be used for competitions all through the state.  

“It’s a big burden,” stated Christy Overby, Grasp Teacher at Thrive Martial Arts. “This trailer being gone is affecting martial arts college students all throughout Colorado.” 

Overby’s husband lately went to a Windsor storage facility to get the trailer in preparation for a big regional competitors. When he arrived on the facility he realized their trailer had been stolen. Nevertheless, he hadn’t checked on the trailer in months, so there was an opportunity it had been taken at first of summer season.  

In accordance with Overby, Windsor Police had been making an attempt to comb by means of the safety footage from the storage facility to find out not solely who stole the trailer, however when as nicely.  

“It regarded like a couple of gents had been making an attempt to steal a couple of different trailers,” Overby stated.  

Overby stated the mats will not be solely vital to the native martial arts faculty, however to your entire area.  

“It was terrifying as a result of we will not have a contest with out taekwondo mats. We had about 300 rivals registered, and we had no mats to make use of,” Overby stated.  

Overby stated there are mats that may be rented from different organizations, however doing so is each expensive and never fully dependable for availability.  

“There is not actually insurance coverage on (the trailer or the mats,)” Overby stated. “They’re outdated. They’re used. At this level, I do not suppose you will get a lot for them.” 

For Overby, it might be ironic to see thieves steal from a company that prioritizes instructing kids about self-defense, self-discipline, and respect for his or her friends. 

“The youngsters are unhappy and upset. They do not know if we will have the subsequent (competitors) in November,” Overby stated.  

Thrive Martial Arts has began an internet fundraiser to try to buy replacements for the gadgets that had been stolen.