CONSTANTINE, Mich. (WOOD) — Police in Constantine are trying to track down the thief or thieves who robbed a home construction site. Who they stole from makes the case even worse.
The crooks took tools of workers who are volunteering to build a new house for a paralyzed single father.
In July 2015 at Sweetland Stadium in Constantine, Robert Roll’s life changed forever. The former football star was playing in an alumni game when he took a helmet-to-helmet hit that broke his neck. The injury left Roll paralyzed from the chest down.
“(That) changes someone’s whole procedure in life, how they do things,” Roll’s close friend, Scott Sampson, told 24 Hour News 8 on Monday.
Since the injury, the community has rallied around Roll and his young daughter Melody. They’ve held 5Ks, T-shirts sales and bake sales to raise money. The goal is to get Roll and his daughter out of their small apartment and into a fully customized home along the St. Joseph River.
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