Natalie Frederick-Wilson and her husband Dave Wilson stand next to their stolen car after it was found in Cape Breton. They say prayers, Facebook friends and orange rims all played a part in the car being found.
Dave Wilson's 2006 Ford Five Hundred was stolen. His family posted about it on Facebook, where people sent in updates about the car's whereabouts as it travelled from Halifax to Cape Breton.Natalie Frederick-Wilson and her husband, Dave Wilson, stand next to their stolen car after it was found in Cape Breton. They say prayers, Facebook friends and orange rims all played a part in the car being found. A Bedford, N.S.
"I asked our youngest daughter, 'So what colour should I paint my wheels? I was thinking maybe I'd paint them red.' And she said, 'No, paint them orange.'" So, ironically, it was Halloween night and I was painting my wheels orange," Dave recalled.The decision ended up paying off because the orange wheels are what stood out. Messages came in about the car being spotted in places like Truro, Pictou, Elmsdale, Tatamagouche, Millbrook and Antigonish.
" says, 'I gotta go,' but she forgot to hang the phone up. I can hear kind of tussling and then I hear her pressing the code into the car.