Family Belongings Stolen From U-Haul Moving To Seattle
A family relocating from Montana to Seattle had their U-Haul stolen overnight from a hotel parking lot, leaving them with nearly all of their possessions gone and causing emotional distress.
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A family relocating from Montana to Seattle is in distress after discovering that their U-Haul was stolen overnight from a hotel parking lot, leaving them with nearly all of their possessions gone. The Guardipee family had stopped at a Comfort Inn in Federal Way during their move when they became victims of theft.
On Saturday morning, Victoria Guardipee and her family were shocked to find their U-Haul missing. “Everything that a person has in their house was in that truck,” Guardipee lamented. “The furniture, TVs, games, PS5, my computer, my grandson’s gaming computer, his school supplies.”
After reporting the theft to the police, Guardipee took to social media, posting in a Federal Way Facebook group in hopes of locating their stolen vehicle. To her surprise, some neighbors a couple of miles away responded, indicating they had seen the U-Haul in their neighborhood, where the thieves had abandoned some of the family’s belongings.
While the family was able to recover some items, Guardipee expressed concern that much of their property remains with those who may have taken it or found it after the theft. “Whatever you find in your heart to return, you can bring it back to where you dumped it,” she pleaded, hoping to recover more of their lost belongings.
Guardipee shared her feelings of disbelief and violation with the community. “I was just in disbelief, ‘Like what?'” she reflected. “I was completely shocked.”
She also offered a cautionary message to others: “Don’t be like us and so trustful, thinking everything’s going to be alright, because this could happen to anybody. If it happened to us, it could happen to anybody.”
The emotional toll of the incident has been significant for the family. “You’re violated, just thrown on the side of the road,” Guardipee described. “Then the neighbors come out and go through and take more of your things. So, it was just like double traumatizing.”
