General News
23 September, 2023
Teacher's disco dampener: vehicle stolen
END-OF-TERM celebrations turned sour for Pyramid Hill College teacher Luke Roberts when his vehicle was stolen while supervising a school disco last Thursday. The mathematics and physical education teacher had spent four hours running the disco for...
END-OF-TERM celebrations turned sour for Pyramid Hill College teacher Luke Roberts when his vehicle was stolen while supervising a school disco last Thursday.
The mathematics and physical education teacher had spent four hours running the disco for students when he went to head home soon after 9pm.
“I went out and the vehicle wasn’t there ... I was second guessing for a while thinking I had parked it in another spot,” Luke said.
“I was literally caught by surprise and the theft has shocked me. It’s (vehicle theft) not something I associate with Pyramid Hill.”
Luke’s 2013 beige coloured Isuzu D Max with the registration 1AZ1GF was last seen half hour before the first of two discos started at 5pm.
He said the theft was disappointing. “The frustrating thing is you work hard to pay off a vehicle and it can be taken so quickly.
“When I started teaching 10 years ago, it’s the vehicle I bought.”
Luke said the spirit of the Pyramid Hill community had shone through in the days since he reported the theft to police.
“There has been so much support in the community with people offering use of vehicles,” said Luke. “That’s been a shining light and I’m lucky to have that support.”
Luke said there had been no sightings of the vehicle since it was stolen from outside Pyramid Hill College.
People with any information on the theft can contact their local police station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.