Photos show 3 women suspected of stealing child’s scooter from Lawrence Walmart

Update: Lawrence police reported Monday evening that the scooter had been found and they had it in their possession. Read more here.

Police had a simple message for three women believed to have taken a child’s red three-wheeled scooter Sunday night from a Walmart in Lawrence.

“It belongs to a 7 yr-old, shopping with mom,” Lawrence police said on Twitter.

In an attempt to recover the stolen scooter, which is based on Lightning McQueen from the animated movie “Cars,” police released surveillance photos of the women, including one that appears to show one of the women riding it.

Police are looking to identify three women who are believed to have taken a child’s red Jetson three-wheeled scooter based on Lightning McQueen from the animated movie Cars from a Lawrence Walmart while the child shopped with mom Sunday evening. In this photo, it appears one of the women is riding the scooter.
Police are looking to identify three women who are believed to have taken a child’s red Jetson three-wheeled scooter based on Lightning McQueen from the animated movie Cars from a Lawrence Walmart while the child shopped with mom Sunday evening. In this photo, it appears one of the women is riding the scooter.

“To the suspects: You can bring the scooter here to HQ and we will be sure the child gets it back,” Lawrence police said in a subsequent message on Twitter.

The Twitter posts created a lot of buzz, including one person who offered to buy a new scooter and have it shipped to the store for it to be picked up.

Police are looking to identify three women who are believed to have taken a child’s red Jetson three-wheeled scooter based on Lightning McQueen from the animated movie Cars from a Lawrence Walmart while the child shopped with mom Sunday evening.
Police are looking to identify three women who are believed to have taken a child’s red Jetson three-wheeled scooter based on Lightning McQueen from the animated movie Cars from a Lawrence Walmart while the child shopped with mom Sunday evening.