SAN DIEGO — Alex Ferre is a teacher at Snapology in Solana Beach, a company that provides Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics or STEAM learning through Lego robotics and engineering kits.
About a month ago, he was grocery shopping at the Vons in El Cerrito when he says something unexpected happened next.
"And when I came to parking lot, my car was gone. I did know it was risk that something could have been taken, but I didn't know the whole car could have been taken. That’s me not thinking forward," said Ferre. "I believe my keys were stolen. I had a jacket with big pockets and they pick pocketed from me."
Inside the Kia Soul, Ferre says he had $10,000 worth of STEAM equipment including Lego robotics kits, Amazon tablets used for robotics, and a competition board, among other items.
"In my heart of hearts, what I care most about is my students and their learning and I want to provide the best education I can. Having the equipment taken from me; I am here for my students and I don’t want anything further," said Ferre.
In the meantime, he has another mode of transportation and he says he filed a police report, but so far he hasn’t had any luck.
CBS 8 reporter Ariana Cohen called and emailed the detective on the case and is waiting to hear back on any leads.
Ferre is hoping to raise $10,000 to replace the equipment for his students.
"Its been a deep learning moment. This is me asking for help and recognizing that," said Ferre.
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