White Bird van used for schoolchildren's dental clinics stolen

KLCC | By Brian Bull

Published April 12, 2022 at 10:20 PM PDT

The missing white Ford van that's been reported stolen from the White Bird Clinic.

A van with dental equipment has been stolen from the White Bird Clinic.

In a Facebook post, White Bird says the vehicle was stolen either Monday night or Tuesday morning. The white, 1997 Ford E350 van had dental supplies, chairs, and tables to provide free dental clinics to the Bethel schools.

Its Oregon license plate is 704LBY, and the passenger side panel has the number “3210” on it.

White Bird administrators say the theft “is devastating”, and there are children relying on their care.

If you see the van or someone selling dental equipment, call the EPD at (541)682-5111.

Crime, Law & Justice

Brian Bull

Brian Bull is a contributing freelance reporter with the KLCC News department, who first began working with the station in 2016. He's a senior reporter with the Native American media organization Buffalo's Fire, and was recently a journalism professor at the University of Oregon.

In his nearly 30 years working as a public media journalist, Bull has worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional), the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.

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